An aide to an autistic child at a Myrtle Beach area childcare center has been arrested after allegedly abusing the student.

Ashley Caroline Cribb, 31, of Johnsonville, was charged by Horry County Police on Friday with unlawfully placing a child at risk or harm, according to an arrest warrant.

An officer was dispatched to The Learning Station , 3480 McCormick Road, on May 22, 2025, to a report of abuse, a police report said.

A message left with the childcare center’s director was not returned as of Friday afternoon.

The officer was told that on May 20 and 21, 2025, Cribb was seen on video surveillance picking the child up by the arm and dragging them on the floor, the report said. The child, who has autism, has a provider from Breakthrough Behavioral Services to help with their transi

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