JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man accused of killing a 6-year-old girl in 2024 has pleaded guilty to second degree murder and aggravated child abuse.
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Jahrasha Golson was found dead on a bed inside a house on Allison Street in February 2024.
A medical examiner said the 6-year-old died of multiple blunt force traumas and poisoning from a drug found in over-the-counter allergy medicines.
According to an arrest report, Tyrone Golson was Jahrasha’s legal guardian and said during an interview at police headquarters he had “been in her life since she was 5 months old.”
A News4JAX investigation found Tyrone Golson was listed as Jahrasha’s father on her birth certificate.
In August 2024, Golson was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jahrasha. At one point he was facing an upgraded charge of first-degree murder, which was later reduced.
He was also accused of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse.
Golson’s arrest report says the Department of Children and Families tried to do a wellness check on Jahrasha a month before she died after the office got an anonymous call that Golson was possibly abusing her.
That report also said Golson did not allow DCF to inspect Jahrasha for any physical, mental, or emotional injuries.
Golson is scheduled to be sentenced next month.