Florida Deputy Charged for Inaction During Parkland Shooting

Florida Deputy Charged for Inaction During Parkland Shooting
Scot Peterson. Screenshot/Broward County Sheriff's office
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MIAMI—The former Florida deputy who failed to confront a gunman during last year’s Parkland school massacre was arrested on June 4 on 11 criminal charges related to his actions, prosecutors announced.

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 prison sentence of nearly 100 years.