Florida Deputy Charged for Inaction During Parkland School Shooting

MIAMI (AP) — The former Florida deputy who stood outside instead of confronting the gunman during last year's Parkland school massacre was arrested Tuesday on 11 criminal charges related to his inaction. Broward State Attorney Mike Satz said in a statement that 56-year-old Scot Peterson faces child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury charges that carry a combined potential maximum prison sentence of nearly 100 years. Peterson, then a Broward County deputy, was on duty as the school resource officer during the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School but never went inside while bullets were flying. Seventeen people died and 17 others were wounded in the attack. JEMS: Gunman Kills at Least 17 in Florida High School Shooting Parkland School Shooting Victims Remembered on One Year Anniversary Survivor Suicides Worry Parkland Community One of the victims was 14-year-old Gina Montalto, whose father Tony Montalto said families wanted justice to be done. "We are happy to see some accountability for this tragedy that took the life of my daughter Gina and 16 other wonderful individuals as well as terribly injured 17 others," said Montalto, president of the Stand With Parkland victim families' group. Peterson's bail was set at $102,000, Satz said. Once released, Peterson will be required to wear a GPS monitor and surrender his passport, and will be prohibited from possessing a firearm, the prosecutor said. Peterson lawyer Joseph DiRuzzo III didn...
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