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ORANGE COUNTY (June 2, 2022) — State Attorney Monique H. Worrell invites members of the media to a press conference for the purpose of addressing the recent attacks against law enforcement and gun violence in the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
OSCEOLA COUNTY, May 11, 2022 — State Attorney Monique H. Worrell and the Ninth Judicial Circuit’s Community Engagement team will host the first of a series of Osceola community townhall meetings on Monday, May 16th at 6:00pm. This community townhall will be held at the Kissimmee Civic Center located at 201 E Dakin Avenue in Kissimmee.
OSCEOLA COUNTY (April 15, 2022) — State Attorney Monique Worrell announces the conviction of Anthony John Todt who was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of animal cruelty in the killing of his wife (Megan), three children (Alek, Tyler and Zoe), and their family dog (Breezy). Following surveillance of the Todt home in January of 2020, authorities discovered the family and their canine unresponsive in the master bedroom of their home.
ORLANDO, FL, April 1, 2022 — An Orange County Grand Jury indicted Orange County Deputy Sheriff
Bruce Stolk Thursday on felony charges.
ORLANDO, FL, March 31, 2022 — State Attorney Monique H. Worrell was joined today by Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, Sheriff John Mina of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Chief Jose Velez of the Orlando Police Department and Deputy Chief Betty Holland of the Kissimmee Police Department in announcing the circuit’s first-ever Adult Civil Citation Program.
ORLANDO, FL, March 25, 2022 — State Attorney Monique H. Worrell and the Ninth Judicial Circuit’s Community Engagement team will host the first of a series of community townhall meetings on Tuesday, March 29th at 6:00pm. This community townhall will be held at The Kingdom Church located at 800 N. Pine Hills Road in Orlando.
ORLANDO, FL — State Attorney Monique H. Worrell has appointed veteran public defender and Assistant State Attorney Mark Daniel Wixtrom as her Chief Assistant State Attorney. In this role, Wixtrom will help execute the administration’s vision for the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
ORLANDO, FL, November 14, 2021 — Under the leadership of State Attorney Monique H. Worrell, the State Attorney’s Office is proud to announce the development of a newly developed Narcotics Unit. The mission of the Narcotics Unit is to promote a fair and equitable administration of justice, while protecting public safety and preventing overdose deaths through the investigation and prosecution of high-level narcotics trafficking.