ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell is set to hold a news briefing Thursday on the arrest of a man accused of attempted rape at an Orange County hotel.
The news conference will be held at 1 p.m. at the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office training room.
Fredrick Batese Howard, 54, was arrested Monday in connection with attempting to rape an 18-year-old victim at at Stayable Suites, located at 8700 S. Orange Blossom Trail, deputies said.
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He faces charges of attempted sexual battery, burglary of a dwelling, false imprisonment and battery, according to the arrest affidavit.
This news briefing comes over a month after Worrell hosted a gun violence prevention summit with local public safety leaders and policymakers in the wake of a string of Pine Hills shootings in February that left 9-year-old T’yonna Major, 24-year-old Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons and 38-year-old Nathacha Augustin dead.
The briefing also comes as Worrell says she has been targeted and involved in public feuds with local sheriff’s offices and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis regarding criminal prosecutions and the release of records.
News 6 will stream the news briefing live in the media player above.
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