{"id":80537,"date":"2025-12-12T06:54:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/80537\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T06:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:54:20","slug":"did-not-impact-the-sentence-orange-osceola-state-attorney-addresses-oversight-in-orlando-jogger-attack-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/80537\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Did not impact the sentence:\u2019 Orange-Osceola state attorney addresses \u2018oversight\u2019 in Orlando jogger attack case"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell held a news conference on Thursday to address \u201can oversight by the prosecutor\u201d in a plea deal for a man accused of attacking a jogger<\/a> near College Park.<\/p>\n

The state attorney\u2019s office said it\u2019s reviewing the prosecutor\u2019s decision to withhold adjudication against Tyler Feight, 26, who was arrested in April<\/a> after a woman reported being attacked near College Park in Orlando.<\/p>\n

A decision to withhold adjudication means there is no formal conviction in a case. Worrell told reporters that the prosecutor assigned to this particular case checked the box to \u201cwithhold adjudication,\u201d a box she said the prosecutor did not mean to check.<\/p>\n

\u201cRather than checking \u2018adjudication,\u2019 he checked \u2018withhold of adjudication,\u2019\u201d Worrell said. \u201cAnd he shouldn\u2019t have. He should\u2019ve checked \u2018adjudication.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

News 6\u2019s Mike Valente followed up on Worrell\u2019s answer by asking whether that decision was reviewed in court before a judge signed off on Feight\u2019s plea deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t answer that because I haven\u2019t reviewed any video of what happened in court,\u201d Worrell said. \u201cBut I can tell you that typically plea offers are read to the court and the court accepts or rejects the plea based on the agreement reached between the parties.\u201d<\/p>\n

The victim said Feight struck her to the ground and tried to overpower her before she fought back and he fled. Feight was initially charged with battery and attempted sexual battery.<\/p>\n

[PAST COVERAGE: Suspect arrested in attack on jogger near Orlando\u2019s College Park]<\/p>\n

The state attorney\u2019s office later dropped the attempted sexual battery charge after review by the sex crimes division, which found insufficient evidence to prove Feight\u2019s intent beyond a reasonable doubt. The case was transferred to the general prosecution division, which filed felony battery charges.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 20, Feight pleaded no contest to felony battery and was sentenced to 225 days in jail, credited for time served, followed by three years of probation. His probation includes a psychosexual evaluation and treatment, no contact with the victim, and a restriction from returning within three blocks of the incident location. <\/p>\n

The victim also approved the plea deal, according to a news release. <\/p>\n

Worrell acknowledged the decision to withhold adjudication in the case was legal, but an oversight and violated the office\u2019s normal practice. She emphasized that this did not affect Feight\u2019s sentence or his status as a convicted felon due to a prior case.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis sentence was a legal sentence. It was within the confines of the criminal punishment code of the state of Florida, within the laws designed by the legislature for an offense of this nature,\u201d Worrell said. \u201cAnd while the prosecutor in this case made an error with the withhold of adjudication that I seem that I think seems to be a point of concern for most people, it\u2019s important to understand that that error in no way impacted the sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state attorney\u2019s office said the prosecutor who handled the case, Assistant State Attorney Zachary Cole, is not under investigation but his performance is being reviewed by his supervisor for appropriate personnel action. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also important, though, to understand that this individual has a case load of over 400 cases,\u201d Worrell said. \u201cSo it is not unexpected that there would be administrative errors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Worrell described the pending review of the prosecutor\u2019s performance as a standard procedure to ensure that her office is operating in a way that is \u201cconsistent with the highest and best practices.\u201d<\/p>\n

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