Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended the top prosecutor in Orlando who refused to enforce the law against criminals which went on to commit more crimes, including murder.
Monique Worrell, Florida state attorney for the 9th Judicial Circuit, failed to prosecute 43% of arrests - releasing 16,243 defendants without prosecution, according to state AG Ashley Moody.
"Ms. Worrell is dismissing during the same period nearly four times the number of defendants as are being dismissed or not charged in Palm Beach County," she said, adding "It is not normal for a prosecutor to come out repeatedly after we have seen tragedy strike and insinuate, 'It's not my fault.' I submit to you this was, in a way, to distract from where fault should have lay."
"If she were allowed to continue in this office, her failure would continue to cause needless pain, suffering, and death," Moody said of Worrell - speaking in tones of 'intense but controlled anger,' according to the Epoch Times.
In many cases, Ms. Worrell's choice not to prosecute turned lethal, Gov. DeSantis noted.
Of note, Worrell received election funding from billionaire George Soros.
Worrell is the second Soros-funded state attorney removed by DeeSantis in the past 12 months, after suspending Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren for violating his oath of office and holding himself "Above the law" in what DeSantis described as a "Very very troubling record."
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