US EditionDeputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
- Scot Peterson, the former school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has been acquitted of all counts related to his response during the 2018 mass shooting.
- Peterson was accused of neglecting his duties and not taking action to stop the shooter, but his defense argued that he couldn't determine where the shots were coming from.
- The jury's decision comes after nearly four days of deliberation and highlights the ongoing debate surrounding law enforcement response to mass shootings.
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Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
Deputy's acquittal in Parkland school massacre case shows holes in the law, attorneys say
Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School School Resource Officer Scot Peterson reacts as he is 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) (A…
Deputy's acquittal in Parkland school massacre case shows holes in the law, attorneys say
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida prosecutors charged former Deputy Scot Peterson for his alleged inaction during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, they faced a major hurdle: no law precisely fit. So it was not a surprise to legal observers that 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Without an on-point statute to base their case upon, prosecutors tried to make the law fit the facts instead of the facts fit the law, lawyers …
Former deputy acquitted for failing to act during Parkland school shooting
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an on-campus shooting.
The Point, June 30, 2023: Parkland deputy acquitted of all charges
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • Associated Press: Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting. “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, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for con…
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