November 19, 2024 • 6 mins
Woman facing the death penalty for horrific treatment of little girl, that led to her death. Naked car thief thinks twice before running.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Carnel Ert and Nancy Grace breaking crime News Now Police
responds to an anonymous nine one one call to find
jim Maria Sessions, nine dead with bite marks, abrasions, burns,
bruises all over her tiny body. Home surveillance show's homeowner
Tyshell Martin sicking her one hundred pound Rottweiler on the
(00:22):
little girl. Martin kicks Jamia, who can't stand up after
the attack, drags her by the hair, and continues to
beat the child.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Nancy. Jamaria's father, low Wan Sessions, was given custody of
his daughter after his release from prison, much to Jamaria's
grandmother's dismay. Alfia Chennaul took care of Jamaria after her
mother died of cancer. Sessions shared a child with Martin,
and when the couple broke up, Sessions left Jamia and
Martin's care. Martin, who had four biological children, frequently punished
(00:53):
Jamia with exercise and beatings. Low one Sessions, who accused
Martin of abuse over text, is now charged with a
red manslaughter in his daughter's death. Prosecutors have announced their
intent to seek the death penalty for Martin.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Tychell Martin thirty four, now charged with murder and aggravated
child abuse. Police knock on the window of a stolen
truck parked in a Washington neighborhood. The man and woman
inside scramble out of the back seat ask police for
a moment to get dressed, occupants ignoring police command to
get out with their hands up. Moments later, the mail,
(01:26):
still completely nude, runs from the truck into a backyard.
Police lose sight of him, but Canine Officer Bronco seems
very interested in a nearby trash can. When police take
off the lid, their naked suspect pops out, but abandons
any thought of running When he comes face to face
with Canine Bronco. The unidentified suspect charged with a vehicle
(01:49):
theft and evading arrest. What about public nudity. I'd like
to apologize to Bronco for what you had to see
that night. More crime and justice news after this Now
the latest crime and justice breaking news Crime Onlines John Lemley.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
We began in Texas and a Harris County court room
where a judge has now sentenced Gloria Williams to fifty
years in prison for the severe abuse and neglect of
her children, forcing three of them to live for over
a year with the decomposing remains of their eight year
old brother, Kendrick Lee. Authorities discovered the grim scene in
(02:27):
October twenty twenty one, where the children, alone and malnourished,
were surviving in an infested and squalid apartment. Investigators say
Kendrick was beaten to death by William's boyfriend, Brian Colter,
who was sentenced to life without parole in April. Yet
Williams never reported her son's death. Instead, the eldest sibling,
(02:49):
had just fifteen, found the courage to seek help. During sentencing,
Williams expressed regret, but prosecutors highlighted her role in the
trauma suffered by her children. She had moved to another
apartment with Colter, abandoning her surviving children in appalling conditions.
Since her arrest, Williams has relinquished her parental rights. The
(03:11):
two younger siblings have been adopted, while the eldest is
now with a foster family. Now to a developing story
out of the Dominican Republic where Tampa Bay Ray's shortstop
Wander Franco faces a new legal hurdle. We hear details
now from Sidney Sumner of Crime online.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Prosecutors alleged that Franco, already awaiting trial on serious charges,
was found carrying a firearm I legally during an altercation
in a parking lot on November tenth. Authorities report that
police discovered a glock pistol with a fifteen round magazine
inside the Mercedes Benz Franco was driving at the time
of the incident. The confrontation, reportedly over a woman's attention,
(03:51):
took place in San Juan de la mcguana, resulting in
Franco's detention alongside two other individuals, a man and a woman.
Dominican authorities confirmed two fire arms were seized at the scene.
According to Franco's attorney, Teodosio Jaquez, no one was physically
harmed in the dispute and both parties have decided against
pressing charges. Despite this, Franco could still face a sentence
(04:12):
of three to five years if convicted of unlawful firearm possession.
This latest arrest adds to Franco's already significant legal troubles.
The twenty three year old is scheduled for trial on
December twelfth on charges related to sexual abuse of a minor,
human trafficking, and exploitation, a case that surfaced in August
last year and led to his suspension from Major League
(04:33):
Baseball just two years after signing an eleven year, one
hundred and eighty two million dollar contract with Tampa Bay.
Franco was placed on the restricted list in July, halting
the pay he had been receiving during administrative leave.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
With his reputation and career at a standstill, Franco has
yet to address the media, but had previously expressed hope,
saying quote, everything is in God's hands.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Thanks Ton. Marie Peter Tolt's forty one, uses her Master
of Fine Arts degree from New York Studio School to
build a name in the art world. Marie moves to
California to live with boyfriend Valentine Brokesmith, but Brooke Smith disappears,
failing to pick Marie up from a tennis game. A
year later, her family can't get in touch with her.
(05:17):
LAPD performs a welfare check. Police get reports of a
body at Woodrow Wilson High three miles away. It's broke Smitt.
No obvious signs of trauma to the body, and it
doesn't appear he's been dead for very long. Please not
sure of Broke Smith's death connected to Marie's disappearance two
and a half years ago. Marie Peter Toultz five seven,
(05:41):
one hundred and twenty pounds, blonde hair, blue eyes. If
you have info on Marie Peter Toults, please call LAPD
eight seven seven two seven five five two seven three.
For the latest crime insice news, go to crimeonline dot
com and please join us for our daily podcast, asked
crime stories with this crime alert. I'm Nancy Grace
Carnel Ert and Nancy Grace breaking crime News Now Police
responds to an anonymous nine one one call to find
jim Maria Sessions, nine dead with bite marks, abrasions, burns,
bruises all over her tiny body. Home surveillance show's homeowner
Tyshell Martin sicking her one hundred pound Rottweiler on the
(00:22):
little girl. Martin kicks Jamia, who can't stand up after
the attack, drags her by the hair, and continues to
beat the child.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Nancy. Jamaria's father, low Wan Sessions, was given custody of
his daughter after his release from prison, much to Jamaria's
grandmother's dismay. Alfia Chennaul took care of Jamaria after her
mother died of cancer. Sessions shared a child with Martin,
and when the couple broke up, Sessions left Jamia and
Martin's care. Martin, who had four biological children, frequently punished
(00:53):
Jamia with exercise and beatings. Low one Sessions, who accused
Martin of abuse over text, is now charged with a
red manslaughter in his daughter's death. Prosecutors have announced their
intent to seek the death penalty for Martin.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Tychell Martin thirty four, now charged with murder and aggravated
child abuse. Police knock on the window of a stolen
truck parked in a Washington neighborhood. The man and woman
inside scramble out of the back seat ask police for
a moment to get dressed, occupants ignoring police command to
get out with their hands up. Moments later, the mail,
(01:26):
still completely nude, runs from the truck into a backyard.
Police lose sight of him, but Canine Officer Bronco seems
very interested in a nearby trash can. When police take
off the lid, their naked suspect pops out, but abandons
any thought of running When he comes face to face
with Canine Bronco. The unidentified suspect charged with a vehicle
(01:49):
theft and evading arrest. What about public nudity. I'd like
to apologize to Bronco for what you had to see
that night. More crime and justice news after this Now
the latest crime and justice breaking news Crime Onlines John Lemley.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
We began in Texas and a Harris County court room
where a judge has now sentenced Gloria Williams to fifty
years in prison for the severe abuse and neglect of
her children, forcing three of them to live for over
a year with the decomposing remains of their eight year
old brother, Kendrick Lee. Authorities discovered the grim scene in
(02:27):
October twenty twenty one, where the children, alone and malnourished,
were surviving in an infested and squalid apartment. Investigators say
Kendrick was beaten to death by William's boyfriend, Brian Colter,
who was sentenced to life without parole in April. Yet
Williams never reported her son's death. Instead, the eldest sibling,
(02:49):
had just fifteen, found the courage to seek help. During sentencing,
Williams expressed regret, but prosecutors highlighted her role in the
trauma suffered by her children. She had moved to another
apartment with Colter, abandoning her surviving children in appalling conditions.
Since her arrest, Williams has relinquished her parental rights. The
(03:11):
two younger siblings have been adopted, while the eldest is
now with a foster family. Now to a developing story
out of the Dominican Republic where Tampa Bay Ray's shortstop
Wander Franco faces a new legal hurdle. We hear details
now from Sidney Sumner of Crime online.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Prosecutors alleged that Franco, already awaiting trial on serious charges,
was found carrying a firearm I legally during an altercation
in a parking lot on November tenth. Authorities report that
police discovered a glock pistol with a fifteen round magazine
inside the Mercedes Benz Franco was driving at the time
of the incident. The confrontation, reportedly over a woman's attention,
(03:51):
took place in San Juan de la mcguana, resulting in
Franco's detention alongside two other individuals, a man and a woman.
Dominican authorities confirmed two fire arms were seized at the scene.
According to Franco's attorney, Teodosio Jaquez, no one was physically
harmed in the dispute and both parties have decided against
pressing charges. Despite this, Franco could still face a sentence
(04:12):
of three to five years if convicted of unlawful firearm possession.
This latest arrest adds to Franco's already significant legal troubles.
The twenty three year old is scheduled for trial on
December twelfth on charges related to sexual abuse of a minor,
human trafficking, and exploitation, a case that surfaced in August
last year and led to his suspension from Major League
(04:33):
Baseball just two years after signing an eleven year, one
hundred and eighty two million dollar contract with Tampa Bay.
Franco was placed on the restricted list in July, halting
the pay he had been receiving during administrative leave.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
With his reputation and career at a standstill, Franco has
yet to address the media, but had previously expressed hope,
saying quote, everything is in God's hands.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Thanks Ton. Marie Peter Tolt's forty one, uses her Master
of Fine Arts degree from New York Studio School to
build a name in the art world. Marie moves to
California to live with boyfriend Valentine Brokesmith, but Brooke Smith disappears,
failing to pick Marie up from a tennis game. A
year later, her family can't get in touch with her.
(05:17):
LAPD performs a welfare check. Police get reports of a
body at Woodrow Wilson High three miles away. It's broke Smitt.
No obvious signs of trauma to the body, and it
doesn't appear he's been dead for very long. Please not
sure of Broke Smith's death connected to Marie's disappearance two
and a half years ago. Marie Peter Toultz five seven,
(05:41):
one hundred and twenty pounds, blonde hair, blue eyes. If
you have info on Marie Peter Toults, please call LAPD
eight seven seven two seven five five two seven three.
For the latest crime insice news, go to crimeonline dot
com and please join us for our daily podcast, asked
crime stories with this crime alert. I'm Nancy Grace
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