Crime & Safety

Nikolas Cruz Pleads Guilty In BSO Jail Guard Attack

Cruz, a former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student plead guilty on Friday to assault and battery on a law enforcement officer.

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October 16, 2021

“I am guilty,” said self-confessed Parkland Massacre shooter Nikolas Cruz in front of Broward Judge Elizabeth Scherer.

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She accepted a guilty plea on four felony charges for attacking a jail guard and he will plead guilty next week in the deadly school shooting, according to his attorney.

Cruz, a former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student plead guilty on Friday to assault and battery on a law enforcement officer after deputies say he attacked BSO Detention Sgt. Raymond Beltran back in November 2018.

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