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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez is requesting to sever his case from one of his four co-defendants, according to new court documents.

Push to sever case from co-defendant

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On Wednesday, Lopez filed a motion to sever his case from one of his four co-defendants: Sharon Fedrick.

Lopez and Fedrick face the same racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering charges.

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According to the motion pulled from Lake County court documents, the separation is "necessary and appropriate to promote a fair determination of guilt or innocence of the defendant."

Lopez has not currently filed to sever his case from the other co-defendants, including his estranged wife. All the co-defendants also face t

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