Orlando Florida. – Monique H. Worrell, state’s attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, called a press conference after saying last Monday that she was not going to press charges in the shooting that killed a 19-year-old boy in the parking lot from the Jones School. High school. During this shooting, two other young men were injured.
At the time, authorities arrested a 15-year-old in connection with the shooting and a 17-year-old.
The prosecution later said the description of the 15-year-old did not match what the witness had given. Now Worrell has also dropped the charges against the 17-year-old.
Worrell was the target of attacks by Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida. After the Pine Hills shooting, which left a reporter, a girl and a woman murdered in that Orlando community, DeSantis lashed out at Worrell after allegations that his agency failed to prosecute the suspect of the shooting.
“Before you make unsubstantiated criticism, come to my office and find a solution. Orange County Sheriff’s Office Chief John Mina has never provided us with evidence to convict Moses of drug trafficking,” he said. he declared.
Orlando Police Chief Eric S. Smith recently said in written statements that “As Chief of Police, I am responsible for overseeing the protection of this community and I rely on our partnership with the state attorney’s office to detain criminals for their behavior. It is both disappointing and heartbreaking to see the unfair criticism coming from the state of our detectives’ hard work in seeking justice for the victims and their families in this case… Investigators have worked tirelessly over the over the past four months to bring justice to the victims and their families and hold those responsible accountable.