Seminole County Parents Jailed After 10-Month-Old Hospitalized With Severe Injuries

Two Seminole County parents, 19-year-old Sh’kira Wilson and 20-year-old Montavious James, were jailed after their 10-month-old son was hospitalized with severe injuries, prompting an investigation into possible child abuse. Court proceedings this week laid out charges, bond amounts and limited contact orders as investigators continue to review medical evidence.

Court records show Wilson faces a charge of Child Neglect with Great Bodily Harm; her bond was set at $15,000 and the judge allowed supervised contact with the infant as the case moves forward. James faces charges of Aggravated Child Abuse and Child Neglect with Great Bodily Harm; his bond was set at $45,000 and the judge ordered that he have no contact with the child. Both Wilson and James appeared before a judge on Tuesday and are scheduled to return to court on March 10 at 1:30 p.m.

The infant’s medical history in local records includes a visit in August, when the child was five months old, to Oviedo Medical Center for a swollen knee. Investigators said they took several months to build the case because they needed to consult medical experts. Egert said, “It took police several months to make an arrest because investigators needed to speak with several medical experts to build their case.”

During the hearing, prosecutors asked that Wilson be denied contact with the child; Wilson expressed visible distress in court. Wilson’s attorney pushed back on probable cause and provided context about her actions after the injury was noticed: “Once the injury persisted, she did immediately take the child to the hospital, where she learned of the child’s injury. And that happened in less than 24 hours. And some of that time, she was at work. She was not the primary person in charge of the care. She did not know how the injury happened,” the attorney said.

Key factual gaps remain in the public record. The specific nature and medical diagnosis of the infant’s “severe injuries” beyond the August swollen knee have not been released. Arrest dates, which agency made the arrests and the infant’s current medical status are also not publicly confirmed. It is not yet clear whether child welfare agencies have taken custody or what evidence prosecutors will present at the March 10 hearing.

This case comes amid other recent child-neglect prosecutions in Seminole County; a separate, unrelated case in Sanford involves two parents accused after five-month-old twins were hospitalized for severe malnourishment. That matter is distinct in defendants and facts and is being handled by different investigators.

For Oviedo residents and Seminole County neighbors, the case underscores the role of medical experts and prosecutors in child-injury investigations and the balance courts must strike between a parent’s rights and a child’s protection. The March 10 hearing should provide clearer charging documents and courtroom filings that will explain the allegations in greater detail and clarify the next steps for the infant’s care and for local accountability.