A Florida sheriff's deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland massacre.
Posted: Jun 29, 2023 4:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
Former Broward County deputy Scot Peterson wept as the verdicts were read. The jury had deliberated for 19 hours over four days. Peterson could have received nearly 100 years in prison, although a sentence even approaching that length would have been highly unlikely given the circumstances and his clean record. He also could have lost his $104,000 annual pension.
Some said they knew for certain that the shots were coming from the building. Prosecutors also called a training supervisor who testified Peterson did not follow protocols for confronting an active shooter. Security videos show that 36 seconds after Cruz's attack began, Peterson exited his office about 92 metres from the 1200 building and jumped into a cart with two unarmed civilian security guards. They arrived at the building a minute later.
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