Osceola County News

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.

Osceola County sheriff’s deputies arrested two burglary suspects after they ordered a rideshare home from the crime scene, deputies said. The burglaries happened early Tuesday morning, deputies said. Deputies were surveilling the neighborhood because they claim it was the site of a “recent series of burglaries” when they saw the two suspects get into a car with duffle bags and backpacks, according to an arrest affidavit. Deputies pulled the car over. The unsuspecting “getaway” driver was hired by the suspects as a rideshare, deputies said. An arrest affidavit said the driver told deputies the items in the trunk belonged to the suspects and he did not know them. The targeted neighborhood is gated, every gate has a camera, many homes have surveillance cameras, hired security patrols in marked vehicles and deputies conducted surveillance. Deputies said that wasn’t enough to stop Ronie Joseph, 18, and Justice Lewis, 19, from burglarizing homes.

Richard Ferguson was found guilty of four counts of manslaughter, with prosecutors saying his actions led to the deadly crash of a grandmother and her three grandchildren. The kids' mother said she doesn't think the verdict is "too severe." Ferguson's son, who was driving the car, accepted a plea deal on reckless driving charges.

State Attorney Monique Worrell for Orange and Osceola counties discussed the process of getting Jacoby Tillman's bond revoke and shared his current charges during an Oct. 29, 2025 press conference.

State Attorney Monique Worrell for Orange and Osceola counties discussed conviction rate statistics for quarter 3 in her district, including rates for sex crimes, violence and felony domestic violence crimes.

Sen. Ashley Moody was in Osceola County where she pushed for efforts to pay essential workers, specifically federal law enforcement and service members, during the ongoing government shutdown.