PARKLAND, Fla. — A former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy will not be welcomed back to the force.
In 2019, Deputy Edward Eason was fired for his inaction during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting the previous year that left 17 people dead.
Instead of at MSD, Eason’s body camera captured him at nearby Westglades Middle School.
More than five years later, Eason believes he should get his job back. But that won’t be happening. An arbitrator recently ruled that Eason won’t get his job back.
“He was doing everything that he should not have done,” Alan Danz, an attorney who represented BSO, said. “His only job was to go toward the gunshots, that’s his only job.”
Tony fired Eason for making no effort to stop the shooter.
“He walks around (Westglades) for 19 minutes, talking to parents that might be there waiting for their kids to get released, doesn’t check a single door for 19 minutes,” Danz said.
Tony Montalto, whose daughter, Gina, was among the 17 killed that day, says he’s glad there’s some accountability and he hopes that this sends a message.
“We know that these deputies failed our families,” Montalto said. “You must go in. You must protect those you are serving. Otherwise, why are you collecting the paycheck if you’re not going to do what needs to be done when the bell rings?”
Local 10 News reached out to the BSO deputies’ union seeking comment and had not heard back as of the publication of this article.
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