Jamaria Sessions. Photo courtesy of Joseph Robinson and Althea Chenault

BREAKING NEWS: Arrest made in murder of 9-year-old Montverde girl

Inside Scoop, Montverde / By Marilyn M. Aciego / August 29, 2024 / Death, Florida, Jamaria Sessions, Lake County, LCSO, Montverde / 1 minute of reading

MONTVERDE, Fla.—An arrest has been made in the murder of a 9-year-old Montverde girl, the girl’s family told Inside Lake Thursday morning.

Tyshael Elise Martin, 34, was arrested Wednesday night for the murder of Jamaria Sessions, Martin is the girlfriend of Lojuan Sessions, Jamaria’s father. According to Lake County Jail online booking records, Martin is facing charges of first degree murder, aggravated child abuse and child neglect and is being held on no bond at LCJ.

Jamaria was found dead at a home in Montverde June 17 and detectives have been investigating the case for more than two months.

Althea Chenault, Jamaria’s maternal grandmother, reached out to Inside Lake early Thursday morning and about the arrest.

“I’m just glad justice has been served,” Chenault said, but “It will still be an uphill battle (with court.)”

This is a developing story.

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Marilyn M. Aciego

Publisher Marilyn M. Aciego was born and raised in Lake County and is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College. She began her journalism career at LSSC and in 2023 she was honored with LSSC’s Distinguished Alumni Professional Achievement Award. She began working at the Daily Commercial while she was in college and continued her career there as a reporter after she graduated. In her 20+ year-career, she covered many of the area’s top stories including the disappearance of Trenton Duckett and the death of beloved Sheriff Chris Daniels. She has landed many exclusive interviews and was the first to break two of the biggest stories of 2024- the death of Jamaria Sessions and the murder of a Lake County Sheriff's Office deputy and the attempted murder of two other deputies. In addition to Inside Lake, Marilyn is the single mom of a teenaged son and the Florida Bureau Chief for an international media organization.

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