The Brief
- The family of Carlos Perez, 32, who was shot and killed in Winter Garden, is calling for the case to be moved to a different county.
- The family is accusing the State Attorney Monique Worrell of letting the alleged killer off easy with a 20-year-plea deal.
- Following backlash from the family and Florida’s Attorney General, the plea deal was officially thrown out of court on Friday, May 15.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After an accused murderer was offered a 20-year plea deal by Orange County prosecutors, the family of the man who died wants the case moved to a different county.
This decision comes after Savion Lambert was given a plea deal – in which he’ll spend 20 years behind bars – for the murder of Carlos Perez, 32.
After Perez’s family argued against the plea, Lambert withdrew his guilty plea.…