{"id":27528,"date":"2025-10-31T04:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/27528\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T04:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T04:27:17","slug":"woman-takes-plea-deal-in-orlando-road-rage-case-amid-florida-ag-and-state-attorney-controversy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/27528\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman takes plea deal in Orlando road rage case amid Florida AG and state attorney controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 A woman has pleaded no contest to an aggravated battery charge in connection with a deadly road rage shooting in Orlando. <\/p>\n

Tina Allgeo, 47, had previously sought dismissal of the case, claiming she acted in self-defense during the December incident<\/a> on Colonial Drive. Prosecutors argued she provoked the confrontation and could not claim self-defense because the shooting happened while she was breaking the law by hitting the other driver\u2019s car.<\/p>\n

During a hearing on Thursday, Allgeo was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by 10 years of probation. As part of her plea, Allgeo\u2019s charge of second-degree murder was dropped. <\/p>\n

According to court documents, Allgeo told detectives a man had tailgated her and bumped her car. She says she accidentally hit his vehicle while trying to call 911 to record his license plate. When both drivers stopped, she claims the man tried to open her car door and hit her, prompting her to fire her weapon.<\/a><\/p>\n

[WATCH: Woman accused of Orlando road rage shooting now faces 2nd-degree murder charge]<\/p>\n

The case has drawn the attention of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who publicly criticized Worrell over her decision to prosecute Allgeo. <\/p>\n

In a video posted to social media last month<\/a>, Uthmeier accused Worrell of wrongfully charging a woman who, he said, \u201cjustifiably stood her ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur office is again putting State Attorney Monquie Worrell on notice; you got it wrong in a recent case,\u201d Uthmeier said. \u201cAttorney Worrell, who has historically prosecuted a lot of cases she should have, did so here in the case against a woman who justifiably engaged in self-defense, who justifiably stood her ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

During Worrell\u2019s quarterly meeting, she said, \u201cThe Attorney General has political motivations to try to label me as an anti-Second Amendment person; that is not the case.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen individuals who abuse their Second Amendment rights,\u201d Worrell added, \u201cAnd they choose to escalate situations that they otherwise would have walked away from because they are armed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Worrell said that when it comes to the \u2018stand your ground\u2019 law, it\u2019s an expansion of self-defense, but that doesn\u2019t mean there are no limitations. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat those limitations include is one, if you\u2019re the aggressor, you now have a duty to retreat, and two, if you are in the commission of a crime, you have the duty to retreat,\u201d Worrell said. <\/p>\n

[WATCH: Florida attorney general criticizes Monique Worrell\u2019s prosecution of woman in deadly road rage shooting]<\/p>\n

Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Worrell in 2023, but she was elected back into office in 2024. Uthmeier was DeSantis\u2019 chief of staff at the time.<\/p>\n

[WATCH: Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell responds to AG\u2019s criticisms]<\/p>\n

Worrell claims the disagreements with the attorney general are having a negative impact on her office, as some attorneys who handle cases are seeking other places to work. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey fear that any day they could end up on the news for a decision that they made that the attorney general disagreed with,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

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