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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — *WARNING: Some details in this story may be disturbing to readers. 

Sentencing for Brianna Williams, the mother who pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder of her 5-year-old daughter, continued Friday.

Williams is a former Navy Petty Officer First Class at NAS Jax who has been in jail since November 2019, originally charged with aggravated child abuse, lying to police and tampering with evidence in the death of her daughter, Taylor Rose Williams.

Williams pleaded guilty to second degree murder at her twentieth pretrial hearing in March. 

Friday's sentencing began at 10 a.m. and adjourned shortly after 4 p.m. 

The judge pushed the sentencing to Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. 

He said he wants to go through all 127 exhibits, read a deposition and the psychologist's report. He intends to read every word and didn't have time to do that all today, so he pushed sentencing to Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 1 p.m.

In court Friday, Williams had a statement read aloud by a mitigation specialist from the public defender’s office. In a quiet, almost inaudible voice Williams said she didn’t want to read the statement herself because she was "scared and nervous."

Here is Williams' statement in full:

“I knew what I did was wrong. I failed as a mother, a protector and as a decent human being. I didn’t immediately call the police and when I finally called, I lied and lied some more. I didn't take any timely opportunity to right my wrongs. I apologize to everyone affected by this tragedy. I’m tormented and punished every day since losing my baby. I tried to kill myself to escape the law, however I’m not asking for any sympathy. I deserve everything I’ve received over the past approximately three years, externally and internally. I lost the most important person in my life. I lost myself. I accept full responsibility for everything. I voluntarily pleaded up to murder. I blame no one but myself."

Prosecutors contend that Williams tortured, maliciously punished or caged Taylor between the last time the girl was seen alive in April 2019 and when Brianna Williams reported her daughter missing in November of that year.

During Thursday's sentencing, evidence including carpet samples and photos of bones were put on display for the courtroom to see.

Officer Jay Livingston with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office was called as a witness. Livingston responded to Williams' call for missing child Nov. 6, 2019 and said it was "very unusual" that no one was outside the house waiting for him. 

In cross-examination Livingston said Williams wasn't overly emotional, and it appeared "her tears were forced."

Judge has to read a deposition and the psychologist's report, he says.

NEW: Judge says he wants to go through all 127 exhibits and read through things he hasn't yet, make sure he doesn't miss anything and won't have time to do that all today, so he's pushing sentencing to Tuesday, September 20 at 1 p.m.

Day 2 in sentencing of Brianna Williams, the mother who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in her 5-year-old daughter's death, starting soon. Williams reported Taylor missing in November of 2019. Her remains were later found in a wooded area outside Williams' Alabama hometown pic.twitter.com/XPPOA1K35I

State says none of Taylor's friends/family wanted to take the stand to give victim impact statements "because her mother killed her and they’re stuck between a rock and a hard place ... they didn’t want to do that," but says family provided pictures/videos of Taylor.

Williams looks at the pictures and videos of her daughter shown on the screen a few inches in front of her. Recess taken afterwards and Williams seen grabbing tissues to wipe tears, defense consoling her.

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