Jury acquits deputy who failed to confront Parkland gunman
The former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resource officer who failed to confront the gunman was found not guilty.
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The former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resource officer who failed to confront the gunman was found not guilty.
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy has been found not guilty of failing to act during the 2018 Parkland high school massacre
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 conduct during a school shooting.
Scot Peterson was found not guilty of child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury in a rare trial over police inaction in a school shooting.
Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson wept as the verdicts were read. The jury had deliberated for 19 hours over the course of four days.