Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez was suspended by Governor Ron DeSantis due to federal racketeering charges, with Christopher A. Blackmon appointed interim sheriff.

Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez has been charged with racketeering and suspended from office for involvement in a “massive” illegal gambling operation that generated more than $20 million in proceeds and spanned Central Florida, state and federal officials announced Thursday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos López from office after López was arrested and charged with racketeering over a $22 million illegal gambling operation. The stunning revelation appears to mark the end of López’s controversial tenure as the top law enforcement official in Osceola County.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution charged Lopez and four other individuals in a 'massive Central Florida gambling operation'