around a road barrier and right into floodwaters. the deputies were rescued from the top of the van. the patients drowned inside. here s abc s steve osunsami now. reporter: these two former south carolina sheriff s deputies appeared in court today wearing jailhouse jumpsuits. 66-year-old stephen flood and 29-year-old joshua bishop are charged tonight with involuntary manslaughter in the drownings of two mental health patients who they were assigned to move to a care facility during the floods of hurricane florence last september. prosecutors say they re both criminally negligent for driving past barricades and failing to turn away from deepening floodwaters about an hour north of myrtle beach. 45-year-old wendy newton and 43-year-old nicolette green were locked in the back of the sinking van and drowned. the two deputies were found alive sitting on the roof. they were not able to get the van doors open and to get the ladies out. reporter: the families of both women want the men c