According to another article this turd faces up to 97 years. See:
The Lt. in charge IIRC gave orders not to engage. They were ill prepared, badly trained and complicit in covering up the suspects crimes which could have given tools to prevent this tragedy...DV offenses, other contacts were minimized to give access to grant money...
It was not the officer alone.
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EXCERPT FDLE spokeswoman Jessica Cary said in an emailed statement, the investigation showed Peterson:
<><> refused to investigate where the gunshots were coming from,
<><> retreated during the gunfire as victims were being shot,
<><> directed other law enforcement who arrived on scene to remain 500 feet away from the building.
“The FDLE investigation shows former Deputy Peterson did absolutely nothing to mitigate the MSD shooting that killed 17 children, teachers ad staff and injured 17 others,” said FDLE Commissioner Rick Swearingen. “There can be no excuse for his complete inaction and no question that his inaction cost lives.”
According to the Broward State Attorney’s Office, Peterson is facing
<><> seven felony counts of child neglect,
<><> three misdemeanor counts of culpable negligence
<><> one misdemeanor count of perjury.
The investigation included 184 witness interviews, review of countless hours of video surveillance and resulted in 212 investigative reports and more than 800 hours of investigation, Cary said.
Peterson was arrested Tuesday afternoon after an administrative discipline hearing at the sheriff’s office headquarters on Broward Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. If convicted as charged, Peterson could face a maximum of nearly 97 years in state prison. His bond has been set at $102,000.
Also terminated was Sgt. Brian Miller.“[Peterson and Miller] were found to have neglected their duties at MSD High School,” Tony said in an emailed statement.