Sunrise Elementary P.E. Technician Arrested For Domestic Battery in Gainesville Publix Parking Lot
On the night of August 22, Marion County physical education (P.E.) technician at Sunrise Elementary School, Jamiriah Letron McMahon, 34, was arrested and charged with domestic battery.
According to the arrest report, McMahon grabbed his child’s mother from behind with two hands and forcefully used his body to push her into his car’s door.
The victim was audio recording on her phone and took it out to call 911. McMahon reportedly grabbed the phone out of her hands and threw it near a witness. During the altercation, the phone stopped audio recording.
The victim ran towards the witness and asked her to call 911.
The witness told Gainesville Police Department (GPD) Officer John Anda that she heard McMahon screaming from her vehicle and saw him grab the victim from behind when she walked away from him.
McMahon admitted to grabbing the victim and said he threw her phone because she was audio recording.
McMahon alleged the victim hit him in the face, and Anda noted a cut on his bottom lip. The victim denied the claim and said it could’ve happened when McMahon was grabbing her.
In May 2019, McMahon was arrested for possessing an unlicensed concealed firearm. Officers were instructing people at a block party to leave and reportedly saw the firearm displayed and readily accessible in McMahon’s vehicle. The charges were not prosecuted.
In June 2023, McMahon was charged with domestic stalking (simple). McMahon allegedly harassed the victim for at least three days, texting, “I’m following you” and “Either you call me or I’m coming over; at this point, I don’t care.”
McMahon went on to reportedly send the victim a screenshot of his pinned location next to her. The victim looked around and saw McMahon’s car nearby, causing her to flee her home with a witness.
The sworn complaint states, “The victim and witness observed McMahon drive after them across town in the pouring rain and saw him recklessly run a red light as they attempted to get away. They drove through various Butler Plaza parking lots until they could not see McMahon’s car any longer and pulled over to meet law enforcement.”
Gainesville Police Department (GPD) Officer Nicholas Domico reported that McMahon was still actively texting the victim after she pulled over. McMahon reportedly stated, “I know where you at, I’m coming; you can’t hide from me.”
Domico reported that “McMahon’s actions over the past three days of sending fifteen malicious and threatening messages and physically showing up at the victim’s home coupled with following after her vehicle through traffic and parking lots have caused the victim great distress for no legitimate purpose.” The case was dropped and abandoned.
In his most recent case, McMahon wrote that he’s a member of the Marion County School Board on his First Appearance Pretrial Investigation Summary however; Marion County Schools Public Relations Director Kevin Christian denied this.
“I can tell you immediately Mr. McMahon is NOT a member of the publicly-elected Marion County School Board,” wrote Christian over email.
McMahon has not been fired from Sunrise Elementary School.
Christian wrote, “This person is a PE technician (PE assistant) at Sunrise Elementary School. Under state guidelines, the offense for which he was arrested does not prevent him from working. However, he was given a District-issued letter requiring him to keep us informed of the disposition of the case.”
GnvInfo questioned Christian further and he gave the following statement:
"Jamiriah McMahon passed a required Level 2 background screening before he was hired by Marion County Public Schools. All of our employees must do so.
Regarding his current employment, our district does not typically move to terminate based on charges alone. Many times, charges are amended and/or dropped altogether. It’s my understanding the previous charges and allegations you mentioned were just that – dropped altogether or not prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office.
Had Mr. McMahon’s current charge(s) met state guidelines or been connected to his MCPS employment and/or his interaction with students, standard protocol means the district would suspend the employee pending outcomes of both criminal and internal investigations. Our district is not pursuing termination, at least at this point, because state law permits him to continue his job, and he faces charges that have yet to be adjudicated by the legal system.
As for communication with school communities, we typically share arrest information when it is directly connected to the school and/or employee interaction with students. This communication is usually in conjunction with law enforcement agencies here in Marion County.
Hope this helps."
McMahon has been released on a $25,000 bond.
