{"id":735855,"date":"2026-04-01T08:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandrarose.com\/?p=735855"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:06:42","slug":"florida-gov-ron-desantis-calls-for-impeachment-of-circuit-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandrarose.com\/2026\/04\/florida-gov-ron-desantis-calls-for-impeachment-of-circuit-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for impeachment of circuit judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_CODE\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-CODE\" style=\"width: 745px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sandrarose.com\/images42\/judge-baker-carper-745x414.jpg\" width=\"745\" height=\"414\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photo of Judge Tiffany Baker-Carper\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-CODE\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screengrab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to impeach an activist judge for releasing a convicted felon who then killed his stepdaughter while out on bond.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Tiffany Baker-Carper presided over Daniel Spencer&#8217;s case in April 2025. Spencer was convicted of traveling to engage in unlawful sexual conduct with a child.<\/p>\n<p>Despite warnings that Spencer was a danger to the public, Judge Baker-Carper allowed him to remain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/31\/florida-gov-desantis-signs-missys-law-calls-impeachment-leon-county-circuit-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\">free on bond<\/a> while awaiting sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>While out on bond, Spencer killed his 5-year-old stepdaughter, Missy Mogle, in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_CODE\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-CODE\" style=\"width: 745px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sandrarose.com\/images42\/daniel-chloe-spencer-745x520.jpg\" width=\"745\" height=\"520\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photo of Daniel Spencer, Chloe Spencer\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-CODE\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leon County Jail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spencer and Missy&#8217;s mother, Chloe Spencer, both face murder, abuse and child neglect charges. They are accused of killing the child by asphyxiation.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Gov. DeSantis signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/31\/florida-gov-desantis-signs-missys-law-calls-impeachment-leon-county-circuit-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Missy&#8217;s Law<\/a>, which bans judges from releasing violent offenders while awaiting sentencing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_CODE\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-CODE\" style=\"width: 745px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sandrarose.com\/images42\/judge-baker-carper-745x442.jpg\" width=\"745\" height=\"442\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photo of Judge Tiffany Baker-Carper\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-CODE\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leon County, Florida<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeSantis also called for the House to impeach Judge Baker-Carper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is an outrage,&#8221; DeSantis said after signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/articles\/desantis-calls-impeachment-judge-releasing-181845692.html\" target=\"_blank\">Missy&#8217;s Law<\/a>. &#8220;This should be such an easy call to make sure that this guy was put behind bars, and this judge refused to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis said Missy&#8217;s murder was &#8220;Totally preventable, a miscarriage of justice, a dereliction of judicial duty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We live in a time where some people just don&#8217;t get it, and that includes some of these judges who just don&#8217;t want to hold these people accountable to the fullest extent of the law,&#8221; DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier also called for the impeachment of Judge Baker-Carper.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Judge Baker-Carper&#8217;s decision that allowed Spencer, a convicted child predator, to remain on bond is why Missy is dead today,&#8221; Uthmeier wrote: &#8220;This decision wasn&#8217;t just disgraceful, reckless, and unthinkable; it rises to the level of a \u2018misdemeanor in office.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Uthmeier said Missy&#8217;s law will prevent social activist judges like Baker-Carper from grossly abusing &#8220;their discretion by inexplicably refusing to take custody of convicted child sex predators, allowing them to continue preying on our children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Judge Baker-Carper&#8217;s actions brought disrepute upon the judiciary,&#8221; Uthmeier continued. &#8220;But despite the obvious danger and warnings, Judge Baker-Carper let Spencer remain free, causing the untimely, violent murder of Missy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Missy&#8217;s law goes into effect in Florida on July 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? BREAKING: Governor DeSantis is calling for the IMMEDIATE IMPEACHMENT of Judge Tiffany Baker. <\/p>\n<p>Judge Baker released a child rapist who was a KNOWN danger to society.<\/p>\n<p>While out on bail, the rapist tortured and killed a 5 year old little girl.<\/p>\n<p>Should she be impeached? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BsURnRA3sA\">pic.twitter.com\/BsURnRA3sA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patriot??Newswire (@NewswirePatriot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewswirePatriot\/status\/2039094557011230912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to impeach an activist judge for releasing a convicted felon who then killed his stepdaughter while out on bond. 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