Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Monique Worrell for “neglecting her duty to faithfully prosecute crime in her jurisdiction.”
DeSantis suspended Worrell, who worked in the 9th Judicial Circuit representing Orange and Osceola counties, on Aug. 9, 2023, for “neglecting her duty to faithfully prosecute crime in her jurisdiction.”
In his executive order, DeSantis noted that the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office referred 58 nonhomicide robberies with a firearm to prosecutors in 2021 and 2022, but only one of those cases resulted in a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years. “The Executive Order is invalid because it fails to allege any specific conduct of Ms. Worrell that, if true, would constitute a basis for suspension on the ground of neglect of duty or incompetence,” the
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