OCALA, Fla. (WFLA) — Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods snapped at a reporter during a press conference on Thursday about a recent operation his agency spearheaded.
Woods, who was joined by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Florida Highway Patrol Colonel Gary Howze, was speaking about the results of a child predator sting operation that took place in Marion County in the first week of June.
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Toward the end of the press conference, a reporter in the audience asked Howze and Uthmeier a question about an unrelated case.
That case is related to a lawsuit brought against FHP by a woman who said she was wrongfully arrested by troopers who accused her of being responsible for a fatal crash in October 2025…