Attorney General James Uthmeier claims State Attorney Monique Worrell’s prosecution of Tina Allgeo is ethically questionable and possibly illegal.
A heated debate is erupting in Central Florida’s legal circles after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier publicly called for the dismissal of a murder charge against a woman involved in a deadly road rage incident, arguing she acted in self-defense.
The move has ignited a political firestorm, with State Attorney Monique Worrell firing back, accusing the Attorney General of overstepping his bounds.
The case involves Tina Allgeo, 48, who is charged with second-degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in the shooting death of Mihail Tsvetkov.
According to her attorney, Mark O’Mara, Allgeo shot Tsvetkov after he allegedly op