Susan Lorincz, the Ocala neighbor who is currently serving a 25-year sentence for the murder of Ajike “A.J.” Owens, has filed a countersuit for defamation of character in response to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of the late mother of four, claiming the family threatened her and violated her “No Trespassing” signs leading up to the fatal shooting in June 2023.
Lorincz filed the countersuit in response to the lawsuit from Pamela Dias and Owens’ estate on August 8 in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County. The response was not recorded and entered onto the court docket until September 2.
On June 1, attorneys representing Owens’ children filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Lorincz for shooting and killing the mother through a closed front door on June 2, 2023. Owens had knocked on the Lorincz’s door in reference to an incident involving her children.
On June 26, 2023, Lorincz was charged with one count of manslaughter and one count of assault in connection with the fatal shooting. Lorincz pleaded not guilty to the charges in July 2023…