ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office says it’s reviewing what it calls a prosecutor’s “oversight” after a man accused of attacking a jogger near College Park took a plea deal last month and served no prison time.
Tyler Feight, 26, was arrested in April after a woman told Orlando police that she was attacked while jogging in the 1800 block of Northumberland Ave.
The victim told police that the suspect had struck her to the ground and attempted to overpower her before she began to kick and scream, causing him to run away. Feight — spotted later that morning sleeping nearby and seen to match the suspect description — was detained after the victim managed to get home and call 911, police said, adding the victim suffered minor injuries.
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After Feight was arrested to face charges of battery and attempted sexual battery, given a $30,000 total bond in the matter, the state attorney’s office said within the week that the circumstances had even led to his bond being revoked from a February case in Winter Park that reportedly involved trespassing and resisting officers.
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Though Feight would remain in jail due to that no-bond status, court records show the charge of attempted sexual battery was dropped in late April after review by the state attorney’s office’s sex-crimes section, according to a statement released this week.
Come Nov. 20, allegedly with the victim’s approval, Feight was allowed to plead no contest to the battery charge, the statement reads. He was then sentenced to three years of probation and a 225-day sentence which, when paired with credit for 225 days served, was canceled out, records show.
This week, the state attorney’s office called the decision to withhold adjudication “an oversight by the prosecutor” and said the prosecutor, an assistant state attorney, would be reviewed by his supervisors.
Feight was arrested for Attempted Sexual Battery and Battery (one prior Battery). Our sex crimes section evaluated the case and the facts supported filing formal charges for Battery (One Prior Battery). The case was then transferred to a general prosecution division. On 11/20/25 Feight pled to Battery (One Prior Battery) and was sentenced to 3 years of probation with a psychosexual evaluation and treatment, no contact with the victim, and no return within a 3-block radius of the incident. Feight was given credit for 225 days he served in jail. The victim approved the plea offer.
The decision to withhold adjudication was an oversight by the prosecutor. The prosecutor’s immediate supervisors have been notified and will review the matter and take appropriate personnel action. The prosecutor was Assistant State Attorney Zachary Cole.
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“He got too good of a deal,” said attorney and longtime College Park resident Eben Self. “The prosecutor’s office gave him a break he didn’t deserve. A withhold of adjudication means he’s not convicted of these crimes. If he does it again, you can’t use this as a conviction to upgrade to more serious charges.”
Neighbors say they plan to stay alert as the review moves forward.
“I’ve seen him just a couple of days ago,” neighbor Lily Yang said. “He walked this way and I walked that way. I wanted to go to the park. When I saw him, I was surprised. I couldn’t believe it.”
“It’s very unsettling,” another resident said. “We walk around the neighborhood all the time. Sometimes, I’m by myself with my two kids.”
No other details had been shared or confirmed at the time of this report, such as which actions against the prosecutor could result from his supervisors’ review process.
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