The mysterious grand jury that seemed poised earlier this year to disrupt State Attorney Monique Worrell’s return to office examined whether she and her associates failed to preserve government documents and destroyed public records, according to a court filing.

The lawsuit, brought by a former chief investigator in the State Attorney’s office, Eric Edwards, reveals the first public details of an investigation that brought Worrell to a Polk County grand jury hearing room in January.

To date, the grand jury probe has not resulted in any criminal charges, and Edwards says he learned through “unofficial channels” that it ended in April. But the matter has generated significant intrigue as Worrell, a Democrat, clashes with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who suspended her from the Orange-Osc

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