Central Florida family calls for manslaughter case to be moved out of Orange County

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.

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