Worrell criticizes mental health system after Kissimmee triple murder

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The suspect in an Osceola County triple murder, 29-year-old Ahmad Jihad Bojeh, is behind held without bond and is accused of killing three people visiting from out of town over the weekend. Currently, he’s facing three counts of first-degree murder with a firearm.

Data from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office reveals the agency received 41 calls for service to Bojeh’s home from 2006 to 2022. Sixteen of those calls were about “aggressive” behavior, Bojeh not wanting to go to school, and potential drug use directly involving Bojeh.

State Attorney Monique Worrell from the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida is weighing in on a previous case involving Bojeh, where he was acquitted in 2022 of an attempted murder charge from a 2021 case by reason on insanity. As part of that court ruling, Worrell said Bojeh was supposed to receive proper mental health treatment…

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