BREAKING NEWS – Tallahassee, Florida – The disgraced former Orlando state attorney removed from her post by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, called her suspension “the loss of democracy.”
DeSantis suspended Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Monique Worrell on Wednesday citing her “dereliction of duty” on crime.
“The practices and policies of her office have allowed murderers, other violent offenders, and dangerous drug traffickers to receive extremely reduced sentences and escape the full consequences of their criminal conduct. In some cases, these offenders have evaded incarceration altogether,” DeSantis’ office wrote in a statement.
“It is my discretion to not prosecute whomever I choose,” Worrell said in response. “Our prisons are already overcrowded with homicidal maniacs, so I simply try to decide which murderers not to prosecute after I determine which ones will kill the fewest people after I set them free with no charges.”