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

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:

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.

Marcos Lopez's case

What's next:

Suspended Sheriff Marcos Lopez is due back in court for a plea negotiation conference on Dec. 2.