Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez pleaded not guilty on Friday, one day after he was arrested on felony charges. Lopez was placed behind bars after statewide prosecutors said he was involved in an illegal gambling enterprise since August 2019,

Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, jailed Thursday on racketeering charges, must post a $1 million bond to be released, a judge ruled Friday, as new details emerged about a clandestine Kissimmee casino prosecutors said the lawman secretly helped run.

Communities across central Florida – both on the streets and social media – have been reacting to the news of suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez’s arrest.