SCOT PETERSON

The 1200 Building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland will be demolished next summer, years after the 2018 mass shooting inside the building that left 14 students and three staff members dead.

Nine members of Congress toured the blood-stained and bullet-pocked halls at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday, shortly before ballistics technicians were set to reenact the massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead.

Gunfire again erupted at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as part of a reenactment of the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead.

The judge in the civil case brought by four families who lost children in the Parkland school shooting, along with a survivor of the massacre, granted their request to conduct a reenactment of the shooting in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 1200 building.

The trial of Scot Peterson, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Officer who did not go in, is a window into how different the rules are between the court of public opinion and the court of law.

A South Florida jury verdict, for one man, in his words, gave him his life back, though it took the collective breath away for dozens of others.

The Broward State Attorney’s Office has now suffered two back-to-back Parkland school shooting trial defeats.

Attorneys say the acquittal of a Florida deputy for failing to act during a school shooting shows there are holes in the law.

The grieving fathers of some of the victims of the 2018 Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland shared their pain after a jury acquitted former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson on Thursday.

A former Florida sheriff’s deputy has been found not guilty of failing to act during the 2018 Parkland high school massacre.

Former Parkland school resource Deputy Scot Peterson was found not guilty Thursday on all 11 counts against him related to the Feb. 14, 2018, mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Jurors are continuing to deliberate Wednesday in the trial of former Parkland school resource Deputy Scot Peterson.

Jurors deliberating the fate of former Parkland school resource Deputy Scot Peterson will have to decide whether a school resource officer, or SRO, is a caregiver.

Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in the trial of a former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of failing to confront the shooter who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago.

Closing arguments began Monday in the trial of a former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of failing to confront the shooter who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago. Now a six-member jury will decide his fate.

A jury will soon decide the fate of a Florida sheriff's deputy accused of failing to protect students during the 2018 Parkland school massacre.

A Florida sheriff's deputy's response to the 2018 Parkland school massacre was hampered by a radio system that collapsed.

Friday marks Day 10 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.

The courtroom battle over whether a Florida deputy should have confronted the Parkland school gunman is now centering on what witnesses heard.

Thursday marked Day 9 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.

The state rested its case against former Marjory Stoneman Douglas School Resource Officer Scot Peterson on Wednesday.

A veteran homicide detective wept in court as he testified about the 2018 massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school.

Wednesday marks Day 8 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.

A former Florida sheriff's deputy who says he couldn't pinpoint the shooter during the Parkland high school massacre would have seen bodies if he opened a building's door instead of backing away, a police officer testified Tuesday at the deputy's trial.

The trial continues Tuesday for the former Parkland school resource deputy who is charged with failing to confront school shooter Nikolas Cruz as he killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.

Thursday marks Day 6 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.

The trial continues Tuesday for former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover instead of entering the building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland where Nikolas Cruz carried out a mass shooting, leaving 17 people dead.

Monday marks Day 4 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover instead of action during the Feb. 14, 2018, mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

Friday marks day 3 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover instead of action during the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

A Florida police officer has testified he didn't initially know where shots were being fired from during the Parkland high school massacre five years ago.

Thursday marks day 2 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson who is accused of taking cover instead of action during the Parkland school massacre.

Opening statements are underway in the trial of a former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with failing to stop the Parkland school massacre five years ago.

Opening statements begin Wednesday in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson who is accused of taking cover instead of action during the Parkland school massacre.

Scot Peterson, a former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy, stands accused of failing to confront the shooter during the massacre on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland.

The trial of a former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the Parkland school shooter is set to begin.

A former Florida sheriff's deputy is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 17 at a Parkland high school five years ago.

A status hearing is being held Tuesday for former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who was accused of taking cover instead of taking action during the Parkland school massacre.

More than five years after former Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Scot Peterson was accused of taking cover instead of taking action during the Parkland school massacre, his trial is set to begin.

Scot Peterson was the only armed Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy on site when a shooter killed 17 and injured 17 during the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

Attorneys were concerned about potential timing conflicts during the trials of the Parkland school shooter and the former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy who was accused of inaction during the massacre.

The actions of a school district police chief and other law enforcement officers are at the center of the investigation into this week’s shocking school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

A defense motion has passed to allow former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson to visit Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and staff members were killed in February 2018 under his watch, his attorney confirmed to Local 10 News on Friday.

An attorney for former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson says former Sheriff Scott Israel’s statements during a recent deposition prove that Peterson didn’t know where the gunman was during the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, and that him taking a “tactical position of cover” was consistent with the belief that there could have been a sniper in the area targeting the building.

A judge has ruled that the former school resource officer accused of hiding during a Florida mass school shooting will have to convince a jury that he wasn’t criminally negligent.

The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead says he never would have sat idle if he had known people were being killed.

“I’ll never forget the day,” Scot Peterson said of the Feb. 14, 2018 Parkland mass shooting. “Not only kids died. I had friends that died. Never for a second would I sit there and allow anyone to die knowing that animal was up in the building. Never.”

As 2019 comes to a close, here’s a look back at the 10 most talked-about and impactful South Florida stories of the year, as reported by Local10.com. Ron DeSantis said outside the Broward Sheriff's Office, Jan. 11, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Ron DeSantis suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, citing “neglect of duty and incompetence,” and appointed former Coral Springs police Sgt. Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz stares into the camera during a hearing in a Broward County courtroom, Dec. 19, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Broward County Judge Elizabeth Scherer and defense attorneys listen as prosecutor Nicole Chiappone explains the state's position on the start of Nikolas Cruz's murder trial, Dec. 19, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Disgraced former Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Scot Peterson listens to his lawyer while looking at the judge during a hearing, June 6, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. PARKLAND, Fla. - Former Broward Sheriff's Office school resource Deputy Scot Peterson has filed a court motion, saying that he cannot be held responsible for the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last February. Peterson's lawyers filed a motion on Tuesday, asking the court to dismiss the criminal charges filed against him. This comes after the Florida Senate ruled last week that the suspension of former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel would be upheld. Ron DeSantis over the then-sheriff's handling of the Parkland school shooting, as well as the mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school resource officer Scot Peterson has filed a new motion, trying to get the charges against him dropped. It's no secret that Peterson feels he never should have been arrested for his inaction on the day of the Parkland school mass shooting. Now he's petitioning the court to drop the child neglect, perjury and culpable negligence charges filed against him. This happening as a progress report on safety and security in Broward County schools is made public. Brian Katz, the district's security chief, said school hardening procedures are well on track.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school resource officer Scot Peterson has filed a new motion, trying to get the charges against him dropped. It's no secret that Peterson feels he never should have been arrested for his inaction on the day of the Parkland school mass shooting. Now he's petitioning the court to drop the child neglect, perjury and culpable negligence charges filed against him. This happening as a progress report on safety and security in Broward County schools is made public. Brian Katz, the district's security chief, says school hardening procedures are well on track.

Former school resource officer Scot Peterson has filed a new motion, trying to get the charges against him dropped. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The attorney for former school resource Deputy Scot Peterson submitted a written plea of not guilty Monday on behalf of his client following charges filed against Peterson more than a year after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Peterson, who was employed by the Broward Sheriff's Office at the time, was arraigned Monday morning, but before the arraignment, his attorneys submitted a 64-page motion to get all his charges dropped. Peterson is facing felony charges for not entering the high school building while Cruz was inside. School surveillance video showed Peterson positioned outside the school while the shooting was going on, and never entering the building. Officials said Peterson was in a position to confront the gunman, and he willfully decided not to do so.

The attorney for former school resource Deputy Scot Peterson submitted a written plea of not guilty Monday on behalf of his client following charges filed against Peterson more than a year after the... Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

Scot Peterson, a former school resource deputy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is charged with seven counts of child neglect, three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Attorneys for a former Broward Sheriff's Office deputy want a judge to dismiss felony charges stemming from his failure to enter a school building while a gunman carried out a massacre. Attorney Joseph DiRuzzo III wrote in filings filed last week that while Peterson was the deputy assigned to the school, he was not the students' legal caregiver. He also wrote the Broward Sheriff's Office's policy for confronting active shooters said deputies "may" enter a building, not "shall." This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - Suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said he expects to win re-election next year. "He made this decision in March, one month after Stoneman Douglas, before he read any report, while a sitting Republican governor (Rick Scott) never chose to do anything." Israel said Peterson was hired by the Broward Sheriff's Office in 1992 -- well before Israel became sheriff. Israel also felt it was important to mention the recommendations made by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Commission. Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony speaks during an appearance on "This Week in South Florida" in May.

(CNN) - Two Broward County Sheriff deputies who responded to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were terminated for neglect of duty, Sheriff Gregory Tony said on Wednesday. The terminations of deputies Edward Eason and Joshua Stambaugh came as a result of an internal affairs investigation into the police response to the February 2018 shooting in Parkland, Florida. Of those seven, four have been terminated, including school resource officer Scot Peterson, who is facing criminal charges. He was accused of neglect of duty and failure to meet Sheriff's Office standards, the report says, and was terminated after the committee found him culpable. Peterson has faced sharp criticism for not going into the school building to confront the shooter when he heard gunshots.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony has fired two more deputies who were the subjects of an internal affairs investigation into the Parkland school shooting. The sheriff said deputies Edward Eason and Josh Stanbaugh, along with former school resource Deputy Scot Peterson and Sgt. He said no disciplinary action was taken against three other deputies who had been under investigation. Seventeen people were killed and seventeen others were wounded in the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Manny Oliver, who lost his son, Joaquin, in last years shooting, praised the discipline, but believes the sheriff can take things a step further.