FLORENCE-The Florence Police Department released a statement concerning the arrest of a suspect who has been charged with DUI and Child Endangerment:
“April Johnson was arrested at 0430 on 01-07-17 and charged with DUI.
During that encounter she said nothing about having any children. The following afternoon, 0-07-17 at 4:30 in the afternoon officers were notified that Johnson told jailers that two small children were at her home alone.
Officer responded to the home and found two small children in the home, alone. It appears that Ms. Johnson drove while drunk, leaving her children alone at home without supervision. DHR was contacted and the children were released to family members. The children in this case were ages 3 and 6.
Ms. Johnson remains in jail on bond totaling $2,000.00.”