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Orlando, FL – The State Attorney’s Office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit has appointed Ryan Whitaker as the new Chief of the Domestic Violence Unit.
ORANGE COUNTY — State Attorney Monique Worrell announced that she has filed a Petition for Declaratory Judgment to protect the integrity of the State Attorney’s Office and prevent it from improper influence.
OSCEOLA COUNTY (July 21, 2025) — Following today’s sentencing of the individual responsible for the tragic murder of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, State Attorney Monique Worrell issued the following statement. The accused received 21 concurrent life sentences and waived all rights to appeal — an outcome reached in close consultation with the Soto family.
ORLANDO, FL. – On Thursday, May 8th, an Orlando man was sentenced to 50 years in the Department of Corrections with a 25-year mandatory minimum sentence following a conviction for his involvement in a road rage incident and shooting into an occupied vehicle on East Colonial Drive in January 2024. The individual fired multiple shots at the victim after the victim allegedly cut him off in morning traffic. One of the shots struck the victim in the head, killing him. The individual's actions endangered innocent lives and brought trauma to an entire family.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Today State Attorney Monique Worrell provided an update on the circuit's non-arrest policy and welcomed additional prosecutors being deployed to support her office in clearing a 13,000 non-arrest case backlog. Worrell also continued to advocate for a long-term solution to the backlog of non-arrest cases beyond the temporary support that will be coming from the Florida Statewide Prosecutors office.
Orlando, FL – Today, the Office of the State Attorney reviewed a news release from Attorney General Uthmeier as well as the press conference held earlier today in reference to an international child pornography ring.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The trial for an Orlando man accused of raping several women at bus stops in the Pine Hills area is set to begin today. The defendant will stand trial for multiple counts of Sexual Battery with a Firearm and Kidnapping.
Orlando, Fla. – An Orlando jury returned a conviction yesterday in a road rage incident of Second-Degree Murder and Shooting into an Occupied Vehicle stemming from an incident on East Colonial Drive in January 2024. The Defendant fired multiple shots at the victim after the victim allegedly cut him off in morning traffic. There were multiple vehicles in the area at the time of shooting. The sentencing date has yet to be determined.