Man accused of trying to drown his wife, two kids claims he was trying to baptize them | WVAH

Logan County deputies said a man is charged after his wife told them he tried to drown her and her two children, while the man claimed he was trying to baptize them in the bathtub.

Leslie Kelly, 36, is charged with three counts of domestic battery, two counts of child abuse creating risk and three counts of attempted murder, according to a news release from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office.
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When deputies arrived, they made contact with the man’s wife outside the residence, and she said her husband was still inside the home. Deputies said the woman and her two children were soaked from the incident and that the children were crying.

He said, 'God told me to do this.' God's not going to tell somebody to drown their own kids," said Deputy Barry Mynes Jr. of the Logan County Sheriff's Department. He said, 'I held them under water because I want them to go to Heaven."

Man accused of trying to drown his wife, two kids claims he was trying to baptize them | WVAH

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