Jaime Lee Diggs, 32, who was arrested for allegedly battering a pregnant woman and the couple’s two sons, is now charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery.

On June 20 at approximately 1:52 a.m., Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Oasis Inn at 4736 W. U.S. Highway 192, Kissimmee, where the couple was staying. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with several witnesses and the victim, who said the suspect battered her and their two young sons, ages 18 months and 3 years old.

The victim told deputies Diggs was acting strangely, seemed unfocused and was not making sense earlier in the day. Several hours before the incident, he asked the victim to take him to the hospital but did not explain why. He then changed his mind and indicated he needed sleeping pills.

After returning to the motel with the sleeping pills, Diggs left again for a long period of time. The woman and her children went to look for Diggs and found him in front of a pawnshop a short distance away. When they got back to the motel, Diggs refused to let them go back into the room and began a physical confrontation in the parking lot.

Witnesses told deputies they heard the couple arguing and saw Diggs strike the victim numerous times in the face. They also said they saw Diggs throw both children and strike them numerous times in the head.

Several of the witnesses were able to restrain Diggs until law enforcement arrived. The two children were airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital with head injuries and the female victim was transported to Celebration Hospital with minor injuries.

Diggs was transported to Osceola Regional Medical Center for injuries sustained during the incident. The Department of Children and Families was notified. The children are in stable condition at Arnold Palmer Hospital and the woman was released from Celebration Hospital.