ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A war of words that started after the tragedy that left three dead and two wounded in Pine Hills is continuing.
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As Orange-Osceola County State Attorney Monique Worrell announced she’s expected to file charges on Friday, she also spoke out against Gov. Ron DeSantis who said, “(Worrell) thinks you don’t prosecute people, and that’s the way you somehow have a better community – that does not work.”
Worrell also said that DeSantis is pushing a political agenda that may include pushing her out of office.
The Florida Constitution allows the governor to suspend an elected official for breaking the law or not doing their job.
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Right after the shooting, some officials appeared to be setting up that neglect argument against Worrell. However, she is making it very clear she won’t just roll over.
“As prosecutors, we uphold the law, and upholding the law doesn’t mean that we just throw things against the wall to see what sticks,” Worrell said.
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In the days after the deadly mass shooting. DeSantis criticized Worrell for not putting suspect Keith Moses behind bars because of a lengthy criminal record, most of which happened when he was a juvenile.
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