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Florida State Attorney Monique Worrell responded to the accusations from the governor's office that her office was "failing to properly administer justice" after a 19-year-old allegedly shot and killed three people, including a TV reporter, in late February in an Orlando suburb.
In this clip, Worrell says that Keith Moses' prior felonies as a minor happened "prior to my being elected state attorney" and added that "none of those offenses would have incarcerated Mr. Moses for life."
"So when I am asked why was he out on the streets? He was out on the streets because he did not commit an offense that would have required or even justified life imprisonment," she said.
The governor questioned Worrell's office about why Moses, who authorities say gunned down a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman, wasn't held accountable for his previous criminal history. Ryan Newman, the general counsel for the governor's office, sent the letter, claiming Worrell "refused to prosecute" a crime that let the 19-year-old suspected shooter "remain on the streets."
Newman demanded that Worrell provide the governor's office with all records related to Moses' criminal history, with a deadline of March 14.
"In that letter, there were several baseless accusations that were made, in fact, there were many unfounded assertions and conclusions and I found them to be disappointing and irresponsible," Worrell said. "Making these types of claims are misleading and a danger to our community, which is being intentionally misled with political fearmongering."
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