Peterson has been booked into the Broward Main Jail on 11 criminal charges, including child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.
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His arrest comes after a 15-month investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Broward State Attorney’s Office.
The investigation showed Peterson refused to investigate where the gunshots were coming from, retreated during the gunfire as victims were being shot, and directed other law enforcement who arrived on scene to remain 500 feet away from the building, FDLE spokeswoman Jessica Cary said in an emailed statement.
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Peterson is facing seven felony counts of child neglect, three misdemeanor counts of culpable negligence and one misdemeanor count of perjury, according to the Broward State Attorney’s Office.
Peterson is facing seven felony counts of child neglect, three misdemeanor counts of culpable negligence and one misdemeanor count of perjury, according to the Broward State Attorney’s Office.
Breaking: FDLE announces the arrest of Scot Peterson, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School SRO whose response to the Parkland massacre has been heavily criticized, on charges including child neglect and perjury
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...0190604-247rpiefs5abpjkv43jgdlayhi-story.html
Apparently he was also fired. My memory is fuzzy, but I thought he retired? Did they bring him back and can him? No pension?
There ought to be some folks in the school administration and on the school board rubbing their wrist in anticipation of having cuffs applied too. The failure in this whole thing goes deeper than one coward.
I don't know what the perjury charge stems from, but the other charges seem like a stretch.
Posted this link in another thread. Not sure on perjury charges as well but i definitely don't see the other sticking. The courts have already ruled that Leo has no duty to protect, other than those in police custody.
https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-you-federal-court-affirms-yet-again
Court already rejected that ideaHow about this?
Because the kids can't leave, they are in the "states custody " Now the police have a duty to protect them.
It's a stretch, a very big one. I don't know how they are going to make that stick.
Court already rejected that idea
Then why in the heck are we paying these useless douche nozzles.