The mom accused of trying to kill her children by driving her van into the Atlantic Ocean in March was back in court Friday morning where she faced questions about a violation of the conditions of her pre-trial release.
During the court appearance, Ebony Wilkerson admitted to having alcohol in her system.
It was caught during a random urinalysis last month.
Wilkerson’s attorney said his client was feeling ill. She tried to find an over-the-counter medication without alcohol and took one with 10 percent alcohol by mistake.
Prosecutors accepted her excuse, but said if they had to argue the point, they felt it was a highly unlikely story.
However, Judge Leah Case put an additional stipulation on Wilkerson's release. She must now undergo weekly random tests to make sure no illegal drugs or alcohol is in her system.
“She doesn't drink,” said James Purdy, Wilkerson’s public defender. “And that's, throughout the entire proceedings, she's had many urinalysis both through pre-trial services and through Stewart-Marchman since this case was started, since she was released. Never had any indication of alcohol until this one time.”
Another issue taken up during the hearing was actually resolved by both sides. The defense wants a copy of Ebony Wilkerson's medical records following her arrest. Purdy believes his client was suffering a hypoglycemic attack due to gestational diabetes before she drove her van into the surf. He says it's a "gamechanger," adding that "between the mental health issues that she had, and now we found out that she had a 44 blood sugar level, 146 pulse rate at the time she came out of the water ... I think it's important that the state have an opportunity to look into that before I make any other comments.”
Wilkerson and her family did not speak to the press following the hearing.
Another pre-trail hearing is scheduled for September 16.
Wilkerson bonded out of the Volusia County Jail Friday, May 30, one day after a judge reduced her bond from $1.2 million to $90,000.