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https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/08/09/gov-ron-desantis-suspends-orange-osceola-state-attorney-monique-worrell-from-office/

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced the suspension of Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell, a decision that has been looming over the prosecutor since February, when the governor condemned her office following a deadly shooting spree in Pine Hills.
At a press conference, DeSantis said Worrell has been clearly and constitutionally derelict in her duty and said her policies justify her removal from office. Andrew A. Bain, a judge in Orange County, has been appointed by the governor.

DeSantis said Worrell had a pattern or practice to avoid minimum mandatory sentences for gun crimes, drug trafficking offenses and a pattern to allow juveniles to avoid serious charges or incarceration altogether. He also accused her office of limiting charges for child pornography.

It does not accomplish anything to prosecute a case with no intent to stop crimes, Bain said. I will make this office accountable to the community we serve and ensure criminals who poison society, cause mayhem and murder are held accountable under the law.

At a press conference two hours after her suspension was announced, Worrell said she will fight the decision in court. She will also continue her campaign for reelection.

I am your duly elected state attorney and nothing done by a weak dictator can change that, she said, adding that under this tyranny, elected officials can be removed simply for political purposes and by the whim of the governor, and no matter how you feel about me, you should not be OK with that.

Worrell said her suspension, which comes as DeSantis campaign for president has been falling behind former President Donald Trump in the race for the GOP nomination, was a smoke screen for Ron DeSantis failing and disastrous presidential campaign.

Republican voters are expressing less interest in woke issues that have been at the forefront of DeSantis campaign, recent polling shows, and want a nominee more focused on law and order.

He needed to get back in the media in some positive way that would be red meat for his base and he will have accomplished that today, she said, calling the governor the man who single-handedly destroyed democracy in the state of Florida.

It's a rather extensive article, so there's more in the link.