What do you think about the Florida deputy being acquitted for failing to act during deadly Parkland shooting?
Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School School Resource Officer Scot Peterson reacts after he was found not guilty on all charges at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday, June 29, 2023. Peterson was acquitted of child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the Parkland school massacre, where 14 students and three staff members were murdered. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool) (Amy Beth Bennett, © South Florida Sun Sentinel 2023)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre .
Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson wept as the verdicts were read following a 19-hour deliberation over four days.
Peterson was the campus deputy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and had been charged with failing to confront shooter Nikolas Cruz , who was sentenced to life in prison, during his six-minute attack inside a three-story 1200 classroom building on Feb. 14, 2018, that left 17 dead .
Peterson was facing up to nearly 100 years in prison. He also could have lost his $104,000 annual pension.
Let us know what you think about the verdict below:
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Meet the school board candidates from District 6 Introducing the Rygiene app. An e-bike safety app built by an Atlantic Beach dad Woman speaks out after man charged in viral racist harassment video bonds out of jail Who’s running for Duval County School Board District 4? Meet the candidates St. Johns County deputy body camera shows Corvette 'super-speeder' driving 130 mph in a 45 mph zone Local gas prices back on the rise as Iran conflict disrupts global supply Fat Tuesday to return to Jacksonville soon, serving frozen alcoholic daiquiris once again Woman in her 40s fatally stabbed following altercation in College Gardens neighborhood 1 dead, 2 hurt after domestic dispute erupts into gunfire; Shooter later takes own life: JSO St. Augustine caps pedicab operators, adds new rules for tour businesses 1 dead, 2 hurt after domestic dispute erupts into gunfire; Shooter takes own life: JSO Woman dies after driving under crossing arms, colliding with train on Jacksonville’s westside Ponte Vedra Beach residents press FDOT for changes on A1A. FDOT says no plans for improvement Fake TikTok accounts impersonating Jacksonville tattoo artist scam customers out of deposits Inside J-Tech, where students train for high-demand skilled trade jobs & leave ready to work Jacksonville nuisance home plagued by criminal activity torn down after fire, condemnation Heat Index: Why it feels hotter than the thermometer Rescuer describes frantic scene after jogger attacked by dogs in Green Cove Springs Problem home set to be torn down after News4JAX investigation into concerns A Jacksonville woman says a man followed her in HomeGoods and touched himself, but he wasn’t charged Previous video Next video
