Florida truck driver charged with confining 4 children in truck cab

Key Points:

• A Florida couple, Keisha Epps and Tamra Marshon Stewart, are charged with child neglect after allegedly confining four children in the cab of a tractor-trailer for nearly six years without proper hygiene, exercise, or medical care.
• The children were reportedly not allowed to attend school for about five years and suffered from poor nutrition, untreated medical issues, and physical abuse, including one child having a permanent burn scar and another an untreated sexually transmitted infection.
• Investigators revealed the children lived in cramped conditions, sharing a small bunk and enduring neglect and abuse, with Stewart accused of physically beating the children and facing upcoming capital sexual battery charges.
• Both Epps and Stewart were arrested on August 6, 2026, with Epps charged with four counts of child neglect and Stewart held without bond, while capital sexual battery charges against Stewart are pending in the 9th Judicial District.
• The couple is currently held in Duval County Jail awaiting trial, with bond set at $400,012 for Epps; all identifying information about the children has been redacted from court reports.