Man Arrested for Murder of 15-year-old

On January 22nd, 2022, at approximately 5:39 p.m. patrol officers responded to a shooting call on the 800 block of Grand Street where officers located 15-year-old Corey Jones who was suffering from a gunshot wound and later succumbed to those injuries.

Since this tragic incident happened, the Orlando Police Department has been relentless in investigating to find who was responsible for the murder of Corey Jones.

With the assistance of the community and investigative police work, OPD Homicide Detectives were able to identify the suspect responsible, obtain a juvenile custody order, and today arrested 14-year-old Tydeareon Devonte Sessler for Second Degree Murder with a Firearm. Sessler gave a full confession to detectives regarding the murder.

We continue to ask the public if they have any additional information on this case to contact OPD at 321-235-5300 or contact Central Florida Crimeline anonymously at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).

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