ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s attorney general seemed to signal this week that Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell was again in GOP leaders’ sights, just months months after Central Florida voters returned her to office.
James Uthmeier took to social media late Thursday to denounce a new policy of Worrell’s office, calling it “contrary to the essential duties of a prosecutor” and saying he would use “every tool available to step in and protect the people of Central Florida.”
His post came hours after Worrell – removed from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023 – announced a new policy to address a backlog of cases brought by law enforcement, many of which she said cannot be prosecuted…