Former Florida Deputy Charged With Failing to Confront Parkland Shooter Says He’s Eager for Trial

Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School School Resource Officer Scot Peterson is in court during a motions hearing in his case at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on May 22, 2022. Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A fired Florida sheriff’s deputy charged with failing to confront the gunman who murdered 17 at a Parkland high school five years ago said Monday that he is “looking forward” to his trial, which is scheduled to start next week.

Former Broward County sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson told reporters after a court hearing that the public needs to know he did everything he could as Nikolas Cruz murdered 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.