Deputy Faces Trial for Failure to Confront Parkland School Shooter

Scot Peterson, the former Broward County sheriff’s deputy, will soon stand trial for child neglect and culpable negligence charges for failing to confront the gunman who killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
Peterson claims he did not enter the building because he thought the shots were coming from outside, though he arrived during the six-minute rampage.
Peterson faces up to nearly 100 years in prison if convicted on all charges, which include seven counts of child neglect and three counts of culpable negligence.
The trial is scheduled to begin May 31 with jury selection, followed by opening statements in early June.
Peterson's attorney says 22 witnesses will testify that they also believed the shots were coming from outside the building, not inside where Nikolas Cruz was shooting.