Two women have been charged in Orange County in a disturbing child abuse case involving four children who authorities say were forced to live for years inside the sleeper cab of a semi-truck.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that Tamra Marshon Stewart, 37, of Jacksonville, and Keysha Monique Epps, 51, of Atlanta, face multiple charges involving sexual battery, molestation and child neglect.
According to investigators, Epps, a commercial truck driver, and Stewart served as the primary caregivers for four children from January 2020 through April 2026. Authorities allege the children lived with the women in the sleeper cab of Epps’ truck while she traveled routes between Atlanta and Miami, including stops throughout Florida and in the Orlando area.
Investigators said the four children were forced to share a single bunk and were denied adequate food, hygiene, education and medical care. Two of the children allegedly suffered burns that went untreated and resulted in significant scarring.
Authorities also said one of the children was diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection after leaving the women’s custody.
The two girls told investigators they had been sexually abused by Stewart for years, according to the Attorney General’s Office. The two boys reportedly told authorities they witnessed the alleged abuse and were beaten after confronting Stewart and informing Epps.
Investigators allege Epps knew about the abuse but failed to stop it or report it to authorities as required by Florida law. According to prosecutors, Stewart admitted during a post-Miranda interview to committing three sexual batteries against one of the girls, including one alleged incident in Orlando.
Stewart is charged with two counts of sexual battery by a person in familial or custodial authority, two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12, two counts of battery of a child by expelling certain fluids or materials, two counts of child neglect without great bodily harm and two counts of child neglect causing permanent disfigurement.
Epps faces two counts of sexual battery by a person in familial or custodial authority, two counts of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12, two counts of child neglect without great bodily harm, two counts of child neglect causing permanent disfigurement and four counts of failure to report child abuse.
“These children were trapped in a rolling prison and abused by the adults who were supposed to protect them,” Uthmeier said. “Florida has zero tolerance for anyone who preys on children.”
FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass said the case involved what authorities described as a serious violation of the children’s safety and trust, while Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon urged anyone who knows of a child in danger to immediately contact law enforcement.
The investigation remains ongoing, and prosecutors said additional charges could be filed.
Special Counsels Rita Peters, Stephanie Bergen and Beth Shelley will prosecute the case in Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit.
