OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez and one other person are still in the Lake County Jail in connection to running an illegal gambling operation.

Lopez was given a $1 million bond on charges of racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering, meaning he’d have to come up with $100,000 to post bail. His attorney says his family can only pay a fraction of that. So for now, he’ll stay locked up.

Stripped of his green uniform after being placed in handcuffs, Lopez is now in a jail cell in an orange jumpsuit. He virtually went before a judge, seeming to be concerned only with when he could get out.

“How do I get the bail process started?” Lopez stated.

Two others facing charges for their alleged roles are also going before a judge. Sharon Fedrick is stil

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