PONTIAC, Mich. – A Pontiac man learned his sentence after being found guilty by a jury in the beating death of his then-girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter.
Shean Troy Amerson was charged in 2021 with murder and first-degree child abuse. He was 23 at the time.
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On Dec. 18, 2021, deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office went to the 1500 block of Grandville Court for a report of an unconscious 3-year-old.
When they arrived, they found that the child was not breathing or conscious. She was taken to a local hospital and then later transferred to the Children’s Hospital in Detroit, where she later died.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s office said hospital staff told detectives that the 3-year-old girl had multiple broken ribs in different stages of healing, multiple round wounds on her legs and torso consistent with being burned by a lit cigarette, two black eyes, severe head trauma and a collapsed lung.
After years of court appearances, Amerson was taken to trial on Jan. 22, 2026. He was found guilty of the lesser offense of involuntary manslaughter and second-degree child abuse.
On March 23, Amerson was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.