GUILTY FL - 17 killed in Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Parkland, 14 Feb 2018 #4 *Arrest*

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Robert Runcie, 59, the leader of the nation's sixth-largest school district, was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the state agency involved in investigating the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting that left 17 people dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He faces a third-degree felony charge of perjury in an official proceeding, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison.

"It is a sad day in Broward County and across Florida when politics become more important than the interests of our students," according to the statement from Runcie's attorneys at the law firm Dutko & Kroll.

"Superintendent Runcie has fully cooperated with law enforcement throughout this statewide grand jury process," the statement said. "This morning, we received a copy of an indictment that does not shed any light on what false statement is alleged to have been made. He will continue to be transparent with the [Broward County School Board], the parents and the public with any new information he receives.

"Mr. Runcie will enter a plea of not guilty to the charge," the statement continued. "We are confident that he will be exonerated."
Broward Schools Superintendent, General Counsel Arrested Amid Grand Jury Investigation Of Stoneman Douglas Shooting

Social media reacts to Robert Runcie’s arrest
 
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Jaime’s Law is named in honor of Jaime Guttenberg, one of 17 victims in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.

Unlike purchasing firearms, federal law currently does not require a background check when purchasing bullets.

Jamie’s Law aims to require all buyers of ammunition to undergo an instant background check using the FBI National Instant Background Check System (NICS), the same process that applies to the purchase of firearms.

The bill was introduced during the 2020 legislative session but never made it to the House floor.
https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-...gress-to-require-ammunition-background-checks
 
You can't fire a gun without bullets so I think they should both come under the same background checks. Also that all purchases are recorded with the buyers name. It may sound a bit like big brother but anything to stop these out of control shootings. MOO
 
Florida school shooting suspect faces trial for jail brawl
The suspect in the 2018 killing of 17 people at a Florida high school is finally going on trial — but not for the slayings.

Jury selection begins Monday on charges Nikolas Cruz attacked a Broward County jail guard nine months after theFeb. 14, 2018, shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Florida school shooting suspect faces trial for jail brawl | KRQE News 13
 
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer ruled that jury selection in Nikolas Cruz's trial on jail battery charges will now begin on Tuesday and testimony will begin Oct. 18, a week later than scheduled. Cruz's primary public defender, David Wheeler, has been hospitalized since last week with an undisclosed illness and will likely need several weeks to recover, according to court documents and courtroom discussion.

Florida school massacre suspect's jail brawl trial delayed
 
Brawl trial begins for Florida school massacre suspect - Court TV
BRAWL TRIAL BEGINS FOR FLORIDA SCHOOL MASSACRE SUSPECT
Posted at 11:39 AM, October 5, 2021
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A slow slog of jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of the suspect in 2018’s Florida high school massacre on charges that he attacked a jail guard nine months after the shooting.

Prospective jurors were ushered into the courtroom in groups of 32 and asked basic questions about their knowledge of Nikolas Cruz, the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland that left 17 dead, whether they could put that aside and their availability to serve. Those who pass this initial screening will be brought back on Oct. 18 for further questioning.
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Beltran and Cruz fought on Nov. 13, 2018, with a soundless security camera recording the brawl. Beltran was overseeing Cruz during his recreation period when they suddenly began to argue. Cruz flipped both middle fingers at Beltran and then charged him, starting a minute-long brawl that ended after Beltran staggered him with a blow to the head.

Beltran told investigators that Cruz attacked him after he asked him to stop dragging his feet and damaging his sandals. Cruz’s attorneys are expected to argue that Beltran had a history of mistreating Cruz and verbally instigated the fight.
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with a soundless security camera recording the brawl
Video: Florida massacre suspect attacks jail guard
 
Parkland school massacre suspect to plead guilty on all counts – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

WSVN) - 7News has learned that the suspect in the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High will plead guilty.

Rather than going to trial, sources tell 7News that 23-year-old Nikolas Cruz will plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and all 17 counts of attempted murder in the Valentine’s Day shooting that killed 17 people and wounded more than a dozen others.

Cruz’s defense team said their client would plead guilty to life in prison without parole only if prosecutors took the death penalty off the table. That offer had been denied by prosecutors. The Public Defender’s Office tell 7News they could not confirm nor deny that Cruz would in fact be pleading guilty.

Cruz’s attorneys will officially announce their client’s plea on Friday.

Rather than going to trial, the case is expected to proceed to the penalty phase. A jury will then be tasked with deciding Cruz’s fate.
 
WATCH LIVE: Parkland Mass Shooting Defendant Status Hearing
WATCH LIVE: Parkland Mass Shooting Defendant Status Hearing
Oct 15th, 2021, 10:16 am

Update – 10:51 a.m.: The defense requested a change of plea hearing in the mass shooting case for next Wednesday, when lead counsel is available. They also voiced plans to plead guilty in the law enforcement battery case. Judge Elizabeth Scherer agreed but wanted the battery plea to happen today because of potential inconveniences to potential jurors. She scheduled a recess and scheduled the battery plea to happen shortly.

Nikolas Cruz, 23, is scheduled for a status hearing amid reporting that he will plead guilty to the 2018 Parkland mass shooting. Prosecutors won’t budge on the death penalty if he does take this step, however. Court is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. ET. You can watch in the player above.
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Nikolas Cruz plans to plead guilty to 17 counts of murder for 2018 Parkland school shooting (nbcnews.com)

Cruz arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018, with an AR-15 and gunned down 14 students and three staff members.

Nikolas Cruz plans to plead guilty to 17 murder counts in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, his lawyers said.

Attorneys for Cruz told Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer Friday that he will plead guilty Wednesday to 17 counts of first-degree murder. The pleas will come with no conditions and prosecutors still plan to seek the death penalty. That will be decided by a jury.

Prosecutors seemed to be blindsided by the declaration of Cruz's intentions...
 
Nikolas Cruz Pleads Guilty to Attacking Jail Guard, Wants to Change Plea in Parkland Mass Shooting
Nikolas Cruz Pleads Guilty to Attacking Jail Guard, Wants to Change Plea in Parkland Mass Shooting
Oct 15th, 2021
11:44 a.m.: Cruz pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, battery on a law enforcement officer, depriving an officer means of protection, and the misdemeanor charge of attempted use of a self-defense weapon against a law enforcement officer. The judge asked him if he understood that the felony charges will be aggravating factors against him as prosecutors seek the death penalty in the murder case. He said yes. Scherer adjudicated him guilty and held off on sentencing him. The change of plea hearing for the murder case is scheduled for Wednesday at 9 a.m.

https://twitter.com/JulieCourtTV/status/1449039318387920899
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UPDATE: Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty on the battery case today. He will plead guilty in the shooting massacre case on Wednesday.
@CourtTV
11:47 AM · Oct 15, 2021
 
WHOA! I wonder if this has ever been done before now (pleading guilty with the death penalty still on the table). I’m surprised this is even allowed, TBH. It seems counterintuitive to the automatic appeals process he’ll be granted if he’s sentenced to die.
 
cujenn81 said:
WHOA! I wonder if this has ever been done before now (pleading guilty with the death penalty still on the table). I’m surprised this is even allowed, TBH. It seems counterintuitive to the automatic appeals process he’ll be granted if he’s sentenced to die.
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Yes, death sentence after guilty plea has happened before. Here is a recent example:
GUILTY - OH - Suzanne Taylor, 45, & two daughters slain, North Royalton, 11 June 2017
OHIO - Multiple murder victims in two different counties by same defendant who pleaded guilty to all murders and was sentenced to death in both counties. The conviction and death sentence were recently vacated in one county because of judicial procedural errors and that case is to be scheduled for another trial. The death sentence (after guilty plea) in the other county is unaffected.

https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2021/2021-Ohio-2473.pdf
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
SLIP OPINION NO. 2021-OHIO-2473
Brinkman pleaded guilty to all the charges and specifications, and a three-judge panel sentenced him to death.

Ohio Supreme Court vacates conviction, death sentence for man who pleaded guilty to killing North Royalton woman and her two daughters
Ohio Supreme Court vacates conviction, death sentence for man who pleaded guilty to killing North Royalton woman and her two daughters
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated the conviction and death penalty sentence for a man accused of killing a North Royalton woman and her two daughters.

The state’s high court ruled Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judges Peter Corrigan, Michael Shaughnessy and Timothy McCormick failed to advise George Brinkman of his rights before he pleaded guilty to aggravated murder charges.
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Brinkman pleaded guilty in Stark County Common Pleas Court to killing the Johns, and a three-judge panel sentenced him to death. The Supreme Court’s decision does not affect Brinkman’s death sentence in the Stark County case.

In a unanimous decision written by Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, the Supreme Court said the three Cuyahoga County judges failed to read Brinkman a complete list of constitutional rights that he waived when pleading guilty. Judges across the state read the same list of rights to defendants pleading guilty in all cases.

The justices ruled the Cuyahoga County judges did not advise Brinkman that he waived his rights to confront witnesses or force prosecutors to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

After the judges accepted his guilty plea, the panel heard testimony to determine Brinkman’s guilt and decide his punishment — a requirement when someone pleads guilty to death-penalty charges. Near the end of that part of the proceedings, the judges revisited the plea and asked Brinkman if he still wanted to waive those rights.

O’Connor wrote that the judges could not revisit the plea after they conducted the three-day hearing. She also noted the judges failed to ask Brinkman if he wanted to re-enter his guilty plea.
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