Former Parkland school cop Scot Peterson, who allegedly fled shooting, found not guilty on all counts
Scot Peterson, the ex-Parkland resource officer accused of allegedly failing to confront the school shooter, has been found not guilty. The former Parkland, Florida, resource officer accused of failing to confront the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter who killed 14 students and three staff members in 2018 has been found not guilty on all counts . Scot Peterson, 60, was charged in 2019 with multiple counts of child neglect after an internal investigation found that he retreated while students were under attack. Prosecutors accused Peterson, a 30-year veteran of the Broward Sheriff's Office, of making a false statement, claiming that he did not hear gunshots. Scot Peterson reacts to the verdict in the courtroom on June 29, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ABC News, POOL Pet erson could be seen sobbing with his head on the table after the verdicts were read by the judge. Scot Peterson reacts to the verdict in the courtroom on June 29, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ABC News...