Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School School Resource Officer Scot Peterson, right, enters the courtroom with his defense attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, during a break in his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Friday, June 23, 2023. Broward County prosecutors charged Peterson, a former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy, with criminal charges for failing to enter the 1200 Building at the school and confront the shooter as he perpetuated the Valentine’s Day 2018 Massacre that left 17 dead and 17 injured. Photo: Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool
The trial of the former Sheriff’s deputy criminally charged with failing to confront the Parkland school mass shooter during the 2018 massacre could end today.
The attorney for retired Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson spent the weekend preparing his closing arguments, which were set to begin Monday in Broward Circuit Court in Fort Lauderdale with Circuit Judge Martin Fein presiding.
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