Former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson may take the stand in his own defense
Jacqueline Quynh reports Peterson is facing felony child neglect and other charges for his alleged failure to confront school shooter Nikolas Cruz.
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Jacqueline Quynh reports Peterson is facing felony child neglect and other charges for his alleged failure to confront school shooter Nikolas Cruz.
The veteran detective who led the investigation into the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre wept on the witness stand Wednesday, saying the school's assigned deputy could have prevented the deaths of some of the 17 people murdered if he had charged into a building instead of taking cover.
Sunrise Police Lt. Craig Cardinale testified he opened the door of the 1200 building and saw bodies 25 feet away
Sunrise Police Lt. Craig Cardinale said he and other officers went to the door that Deputy Scot Peterson had gotten within 10 yards of minutes earlier and could see and smell gunpowder smoke.
Scot Peterson's face went "blank" as shots rang out from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School building five years ago and he did not appear to grasp that a gunman was inside killing 17 people, a former security supervisor testified during the deputy's trial Tuesday.
A former Broward Sheriff's Office deputy didn't follow his extensive training on how to stop an active shooter when he didn't confront the killer who murdered 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a former training commander testified Thursday.
Fellow police officers testified in the case against former school resource officer Scot Peterson.
An off-duty police officer who was at Marjory Douglas High School during the 2018 massacre testified Thursday at the trial of the deputy accused of not stopping the shooter
Coral Springs Sgt. Jeffrey Heinrich, testifying for a second day for the prosecution, said he initially thought the shots were coming from in or near the building where the 17 murders occurred.
Peterson faces eleven charges for remaining outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School while a gunman roamed the halls, killing 17 people
Jacqueline Quynh reports Peterson is facing eleven charges for remaining outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School while a gunman roamed the halls of the school in February 2018, shooting and killing seventeen people inside.
Peterson is facing eleven charges for remaining outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the 2018 mass shooting
Jacqueline Quynh reports attorney Scott Klinger, with the prosecution, made it clear that witnesses as well as a video showed Peterson saw arriving at the building where the shooting was taking place and doing nothing to stop it.
Jacqueline Quynh reports Peterson is accused of staying outside while the Parkland shooter was inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the Valentine’s Day shooting in 2018.
A Florida commission says the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution.
The commission said Judge Elizabeth Scherer, who oversaw the penalty trial of school shooter Nikolas Cruz, should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution.
He's facing eleven charges for remaining outside of the school while a gunman roamed the halls, killing seventeen people
Teri Hornstein reports Peterson is facing eleven charges for remaining outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School while a gunman roamed the halls of the school, shooting and killing seventeen people inside.
Opa-locka Police Chief Scott Israel has resigned his position with the city.
The trial of an ex-sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the Parkland, Florida, school shooter is underway.
In a prosecution believed to be a national first, a former Broward County sheriff's deputy is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago.
The jury selection process is expected to begin next Wednesday, May 31
Peterson is facing multiple child negligence charges for his response during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
Nicole Lauren reports Peterson is facing multiple child negligence charges in response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
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