Ex-Parkland deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act
The jury had deliberated for 19 hours over four days.
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The jury had deliberated for 19 hours over four days.
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 an on-campus shooting.
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Peterson, who did not testify, has said that because of echoes, he could not pinpoint the shooter's location.
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy has been found not guilty of failing to act during the 2018 Parkland high school massacre. Fired Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson wept as Thursday’s