Former School Officer Who Fled During Parkland School Massacre Found Not Guilty on All Counts

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The verdict ░░░░░░░░ are complete I will ░░░░░░░░ publish them They read ░░░░░░░░ follows in the circuit ░░░░░░░░ of the 17th judicial ░░░░░░░░ in broward county Florida ░░░░░░░░ number 197166cf10 itsa verdict ░░░░░░░░ one we the jury ░░░░░░░░ as follows as to ░░░░░░░░ defendant in this case ░░░░░░░░ defendant is not guilty ░░░░░░░░ say we all this ░░░░░░░░ day of June 2023 ░░░░░░░░ Fort Lauderdale broward county ░░░░░░░░ Verdict count two we ░░░░░░░░ jury find as follows ░░░░░░░░ to the defendant in ░░░░░░░░ case The defendant is ░░░░░░░░ guilty So say we ░░░░░░░░ this 29th day of ░░░░░░░░ 2023 at Fort Lauderdale ░░░░░░░░ county Florida Verdict count ░░░░░░░░ We the jury find ░░░░░░░░ follows as to the ░░░░░░░░ in this case The ░░░░░░░░ is not guilty So ░░░░░░░░ we all this 29th ░░░░░░░░ of June 2023 at ░░░░░░░░ Lauderdale broward county Florida ░░░░░░░░ count four We the ░░░░░░░░ find as follows as ░░░░░░░░ the defendant in this ░░░░░░░░ The defendant is not ░░░░░░░░ So say we all ░░░░░░░░ 29th day of June ░░░░░░░░ at Fort Lauderdale broward ░░░░░░░░ Florida Verdict count five ░░░░░░░░ the jury find as ░░░░░░░░ as to the defendant ░░░░░░░░ this case The defendant ░░░░░░░░ not guilty So say ░░░░░░░░ all this 29th day ░░░░░░░░ June 2023 at Fort ░░░░░░░░ broward county Florida Verdict ░░░░░░░░ six We the jury ░░░░░░░░ as follows as to ░░░░░░░░ defendant in this case ░░░░░░░░ defendant is not guilty ░░░░░░░░ say we all this ░░░░░░░░ day of June 2023 ░░░░░░░░ Fort Lauderdale broward copyright ░░░░░░░░ Verdict count seven We ░░░░░░░░ jury find as follows ░░░░░░░░ to the defendant in ░░░░░░░░ case The defendant is ░░░░░░░░ guilty So say we ░░░░░░░░ this 29th day of ░░░░░░░░ 2023 at Fort Lauderdale ░░░░░░░░ county Florida Verdict count ░░░░░░░░ We the jury find ░░░░░░░░ follows as to the ░░░░░░░░ in this case The ░░░░░░░░ is not guilty So ░░░░░░░░ we all this 29th ░░░░░░░░ of June 2023 at ░░░░░░░░ Lauderdale broward copyright Florida ░░░░░░░░ count nine We the ░░░░░░░░ find as follows as ░░░░░░░░ the defendant in this ░░░░░░░░ The defendant is not ░░░░░░░░ So say we all ░░░░░░░░ 29th day of June ░░░░░░░░ at Fort Lauderdale broward ░░░░░░░░ Florida Verdict count 10 ░░░░░░░░ the jury find as ░░░░░░░░ as to the defendant ░░░░░░░░ this case The defendant ░░░░░░░░ not guilty So say ░░░░░░░░ all this 29th day ░░░░░░░░ June 2023 at Fort ░░░░░░░░ broward county Florida Verdict ░░░░░░░░ 11 We the jury ░░░░░░░░ as follows as to ░░░░░░░░ defendant in this case ░░░░░░░░ defendant is not guilty ░░░░░░░░ say we all this ░░░░░░░░ day of June 2023 ░░░░░░░░ Fort Lauderdale broward county ░░░░░░░░ Ladies and gentlemen I ░░░░░░░░ going to address you ░░░░░░░░ by the numbers that ░░░░░░░░ on the back of ░░░░░░░░ badges Jury number one ░░░░░░░░ these your true vikingsoting ░░░░░░░░ they are Juror two ░░░░░░░░ Juror number four are ░░░░░░░░ your true verdicts Yes ░░░░░░░░ number five these your ░░░░░░░░ verdicts Yes Juror number ░░░░░░░░ are these your true ░░░░░░░░ Yes Juror number seven ░░░░░░░░ your true verdicts Yes ░░░░░░░░ and gentlemen I wish ░░░░░░░░ thank you for your ░░░░░░░░ and consideration of this ░░░░░░░░ I also wish to ░░░░░░░░ you of some special ░░░░░░░░ enjoyed by jurors No ░░░░░░░░ can ever be required ░░░░░░░░ talk about the discussions ░░░░░░░░ occurred in the jury ░░░░░░░░ except by court order ░░░░░░░░ many centuries our society ░░░░░░░░ relied upon jurors for ░░░░░░░░ of difficult cases We ░░░░░░░░ recognized for hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ that a jury s ░░░░░░░░ discussions and votes should ░░░░░░░░ their private affairs as ░░░░░░░░ as they wish it ░░░░░░░░ the law gives you ░░░░░░░░ unique privilege not to ░░░░░░░░ about the jury s ░░░░░░░░ Although you are at ░░░░░░░░ to speak with anyone ░░░░░░░░ your deliberations are you ░░░░░░░░ at liberty to refuse ░░░░░░░░ speak to anyone A ░░░░░░░░ to discuss either your ░░░░░░░░ or your deliberations may ░░░░░░░░ from those who are ░░░░░░░░ curious from those who ░░░░░░░░ seek to find fault ░░░░░░░░ you from the media ░░░░░░░░ the attorneys or elsewhere ░░░░░░░░ will be up to ░░░░░░░░ of you to decide ░░░░░░░░ to preserve your privacy ░░░░░░░░ a juror Ladies and ░░░░░░░░ I want to again ░░░░░░░░ you my sincere thanks ░░░░░░░░ your time effort and ░░░░░░░░ 99 of the citizens ░░░░░░░░ live in broward county ░░░░░░░░ county of two million ░░░░░░░░ no idea what happens ░░░░░░░░ you re actually selected ░░░░░░░░ a jury and you ░░░░░░░░ serve through the process ░░░░░░░░ now you all know ░░░░░░░░ I know most people ░░░░░░░░ t say thank you ░░░░░░░░ I will say thank ░░░░░░░░ because I know the ░░░░░░░░ effort and energy that ░░░░░░░░ into this I have ░░░░░░░░ thank you letter and ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ to the court deputy ░░░░░░░░ s going to pass ░░░░░░░░ out when they walk ░░░░░░░░ out it has your ░░░░░░░░ on them The reason ░░░░░░░░ normally do this in ░░░░░░░░ in the courtroom but ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ it today is because ░░░░░░░░ m not and have ░░░░░░░░ addressed you by your ░░░░░░░░ That s why we ░░░░░░░░ the numbers in care ░░░░░░░░ your privacy Day also ░░░░░░░░ to let you know ░░░░░░░░ will be entering an ░░░░░░░░ today that instructs the ░░░░░░░░ of court the trial ░░░░░░░░ administrator as well as ░░░░░░░░ parties not to disclose ░░░░░░░░ names okay So the ░░░░░░░░ way your names are ░░░░░░░░ to be disclosed is ░░░░░░░░ you choose and you ░░░░░░░░ may choose so if ░░░░░░░░ want to go out ░░░░░░░░ talk to whoever you ░░░░░░░░ to talk to you ░░░░░░░░ perfectly entitled to do ░░░░░░░░ If you want to ░░░░░░░░ talk to another human ░░░░░░░░ about this ever again ░░░░░░░░ re perfectly entitled to ░░░░░░░░ that too I want ░░░░░░░░ emphasize that it s ░░░░░░░░ of your decisions to ░░░░░░░░ But momentarily I m ░░░░░░░░ to have you step ░░░░░░░░ the back and collect ░░░░░░░░ belongings The court deputies ░░░░░░░░ going to walk you ░░░░░░░░ your cars and that ░░░░░░░░ going to conclude your ░░░░░░░░ service I do have ░░░░░░░░ quick pieces of bad ░░░░░░░░ for you Number one ░░░░░░░░ m going to need ░░░░░░░░ laniards back So if ░░░░░░░░ take them off and ░░░░░░░░ them on the ledge ░░░░░░░░ fronts of you we ░░░░░░░░ collect them from you ░░░░░░░░ two since you actually ░░░░░░░░ serve on a jury ░░░░░░░░ will not summon you ░░░░░░░░ jury duty for a ░░░░░░░░ for 12 months So ░░░░░░░░ ll see you next ░░░░░░░░ Okay Unless you have ░░░░░░░░ for me ladies and ░░░░░░░░ your jury service is ░░░░░░░░ at this point Again ░░░░░░░░ my great thanks for ░░░░░░░░ time effort and energy ░░░░░░░░ are certificates for etch ░░░░░░░░ you dismissed –