Robin Severance-Lopez rejects plea deal; new trial date scheduled

Robin Severance-Lopez rejects plea deal

Robin Severance-Lopez, the estranged wife of suspected Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, rejected a plea deal during a pretrial hearing on Thursday.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Robin Severance-Lopez, the estranged wife of suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, rejected a plea deal in court on Thursday morning, according to her attorney. Her trial is now scheduled for December 2025.

Severance-Lopez has been charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering, a charge related to her estranged husband's alleged involvement in a multi-million-dollar illegal gambling ring in Orange and Osceola counties. She was recently arrested for a second time on a charge of providing false or misleading information related to bond after prosecutors alleged she lied about her financial circumstances.

She has entered a not guilty plea on both charges.

Plea deal rejected

What we know:

Robin Severance-Lopez rejects plea deal | Attorney statement

Robin Severance-Lopez, the wife of suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, rejected a plea deal in court on Thursday on charges related to her alleged connection to an illegal gambling operation linked to Marcos Lopez. Robin Lopez was also recently arrested -- and remains in jail -- on a charge of providing false or misleading information during a bond hearing. Her new trial date is set for December.

Attorney Michelle Yard, who is representing Robin Severance-Lopez, told reporters that state prosecutors had offered Lopez a plea deal in both cases.

That plea deal would have included guilty pleads to lesser charges, felony convictions in both, and up to 24 months probation, plus costs of prosecution. Lopez denied that plea deal.

New trial date

Lopez's trial has also been pushed from next week into early December. Attorney Yard explained that the state introduced new evidence via discovery that the defense teams still need to go through.