SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — An Orange County deputy accused of illegally sharing information in a Seminole County carjacking case will avoid jail time.

Authorities announced Saturday that Deputy Francisco Estrella has agreed to a plea deal that will allow him to remain out of jail.

Estrella was facing charges in an April 2024 case where a woman was carjacked at gunpoint in Winter Garden. And it was all caught on a trailing car’s dashcam video.

 According to an arrest affidavit in the case, Estrella contacted an investigator in the case of 31-year-old Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvivas, who was carjacked in Winter Springs and later found shot to death inside a burning vehicle.

Estrella allegedly identified himself as an Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy named Francisco Archuela and Guerrero De Aguasvivas’ cousin.

The affidavit says the call came about four hours after Guerrero De Aguasvivas was found dead in a rural area of Osceola County.

Estrella was accused of using his status as a law enforcement officer to access and share information illegally in the case with the victim’s husband.

Estrella faced several charges, including obstructing a criminal investigation without authority.

Three of his four charges were dropped and the plea deal for the fourth means he’ll avoid jail time.  

Estrella had been relieved of duty without pay while the criminal case plays out.

It’s unclear what this means for his employment with the sheriff’s office.