Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, jailed Thursday on racketeering charges, must post a $1 million bond if he wants to be free while awaiting trial on charges he allegedly helped run a clandestine casino before and during his time as sheriff, a judge said Friday.

Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez pleaded not guilty on Friday, one day after he was arrested on felony charges. Lopez was placed behind bars after statewide prosecutors said he was involved in an illegal gambling enterprise since August 2019,

Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez pleaded not guilty to both counts of racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering.