Former Parkland Security Officer Charged With Neglect For Not Entering School
PARKLAND, FL - FEBRUARY 18: Angela Tanner, rests against the fence that surrounds the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on February 18, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Police have arrested 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz for killing 17 people at the high school. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Tuesday the arrest of the school resource officer who was on duty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High the day a gunman killed 17 people.
Scot Peterson who did not enter the school, to try to stop the gunman, was arrested and charged with seven counts of neglect of a child, three counts of culpable negligence, and one count of perjury. State Attorney Mike Satz said the charges carry a combined prison sentence of nearly 100 years. Peterson’s bail was set at $102,000.
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