The Armed School Resource Officer Who Failed To Confront The Parkland Shooter Has Been Arrested

The charges stem from what prosecutors described as Scot Peterson's "lack of response" to the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.


The Broward County Sheriff's deputy who waited outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School while a shooter opened fire, killing 17 people last year, has been arrested on child neglect charges relating to the mass shooting. Former deputy Scot Peterson, 56, was fired and charged Tuesday with 11 criminal charges, including seven counts of child neglect, three counts of culpable negligence, and one count of perjury, in connection to what the Broward State Attorney's Office described as his "lack of response" to the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting.-- More...

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