«Breaking News» Deputy disciplined for failure to respond to Parkland school shooter following release of report

Broward Sheriff's Deputy Joshua Stambaugh had his weapons, badge and permission to drive a police vehicle taken away on Thursday

A sheriff's deputy has been placed on restricted duty following the release of a statewide commission's report on the handling of last year's mass shooting at a Florida high school.

News outlets report Broward Sheriff's Deputy Joshua Stambaugh was informed of the decision by union president Jeff Bell on Thursday at 9am after commissioners said he 'did not move toward the campus' at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018, despite hearing gunshots. 

The report, which came out more than 10 months after the deadly shooting carried out by gunman Nickolas Cruz, said his body camera captured the sound of the final five shots being fired.

Stambaugh, a 24-year agency veteran who made $151,954 in 2017, responded while working an off-duty shift at a nearby school and while he got out of his truck and put on his bullet proof vest, he remained inactive for about five minutes.

After that point, he took a five-minute journey to a nearby highway and claims it was for the good of the responding officers and victims.

'I could see the whole side of the school and I had binoculars,' he later swore in a statement. 'So, if he was anywhere in that school, on the stairwells, I could, you know, get vision of it and I can advise on the radio.'

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Surveillance video captured gunman Nikolas Cruz stalking the hallways of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida with an assault rifle where he killed 17 people

The 50-year-old's bodycam captured the sounds of the final five gunshots from Nikolas Cruz on February 14, 2018

Deputy Scot Peterson, the long-time school resource officer assigned to Stoneman Douglas, 'was derelict in his duty' by not entering the freshman building and confronting Cruz

Despite receiving acting shooter training in February 2016, Stamburgh had said in an interview he couldn't recall the last time he brushed up on how to handle a situation like Parkland.

'I couldn’t give you a time,' he said about his last training. 'It was a long time ago.' 

The state commission said: 'It was obvious Stambaugh had no recollection of his active shooter training in 2016.'  

Shooter Nikolas Cruz, now 20, initially got away and now awaits trial on 17 counts of first-degree murder.

Deputy Edward Eason and Sergeant Brian Miller also were placed on restricted duty, meaning they also turned in their badges, guns and cannot drive a Sheriff's vehicle. 

Two other deputies, including the widely criticized school resource officer Scot Peterson, have retired since the massacre which left 17 others injured.

The commission investigating the massacre had earlier unanimously approved its initial findings and recommendations, including a controversial proposal that teachers who volunteer and undergo training be allowed to carry guns. 

The 15-member Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission's 446-page report, which was released on Wednesday, details what members believe happened before the shooting.

The commission has sent the report to Governor Rick Scott, incoming governor Ron DeSantis and the Legislature. 

The Legislature would have to approve the proposal to allow teachers to carry guns. It is currently opposed by the teachers union and the Parent Teacher Association. 

The 15-member Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a recommendation that teachers who volunteer and undergo training be allowed to carry guns

The report is highly critical of Sheriff Scott Israel's office that did not at the time have a policy requiring them to rush the three-story freshman building where the shooting happened. 

Israel's critics hope the report will result in incoming Governor Ron DeSantis suspending Israel shortly after he takes office Tuesday. Israel has said that he has done nothing to warrant his removal. 

As part of the recommendations, the commission said the sheriff's office should change its policy to ensure deputies are required to immediately seek out active shooters. 

The report recommended that the sheriff's office conduct reviews of the seven deputies who arrived at the scene but failed to take immediate action. The sheriff's office said it would consider additional reviews based on the report. 

School resource officers should also have rifles and bulletproof vests available on campus, according to the recommendations. The report also adds that the resource officers should also have frequent and realistic training to handle high-stress situations. 

The report details what is believed to have happened before, during and after the February 14 shooting attack that left 17 dead and 17 others wounded when gunman Nikolas Cruz opened fire. Pictured above is bullet holes in the glass following the shooting

The report also details failures in the county school district's security program that members believe allowed Cruz, a former student known to have serious emotional and behavioral problems, to enter campus while carrying an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle in a bag.

Even since the shooting, not all Florida school districts and campuses have been taking security seriously, the report says, noting that several districts have been slow to complete mandated reviews of their safety plans and procedures.

'Safety and security accountability is lacking in schools, and that accountability is paramount for effective change if we expect a different result in the future than what occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas,' the report says. 

It further recommends that the state Legislature should increase funding to ensure adequate school security and prevention measures. 

In terms of school safety, the report recommends that classrooms should have certain safety measures like hard corners and bullet proof windows, as well as safe areas where students can hide in case of an active shooter. 

Teachers should be able to lock classroom doors from the inside and all school gates should be locked to prevent unauthorized access, according to the recommendations. 

The report also recommends that a student's mental health and counselling records should be included in their records and be transferred if the student changes schools.    

Cruz has pleaded not guilty to 17 counts of capital murder and faces the death penalty if convicted

The release of the report came just days after the Broward Sheriff Scott Israel outlined steps his agency has taken in response to the massacre.

Israel sent a letter to the commission saying all deputies completed an additional eight hours of active-shooter training, and all school deputies attended a week of similar training and received carbines to give them more firepower.

The sheriff's office also created a Threat Assessment Unit, headed by a former New York Police Department inspector, and an internal committee that will address the commission's ultimate findings and recommendations.

'Be assured, the reforms adopted to date are not the end of this process,' Israel wrote. 'Rather, they are a midway point as we continue working towards addressing all of the findings related to our agency and implementing all of the Commission's recommendations.'

The sheriff's office also changed written policy to mandate that deputies have to try to confront active shooters; the previous wording only said deputies 'may' intervene in such situations.

PARKLAND MASSACRE PANEL'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

• State law should be changed to allow teachers who pass an intense training program and background check to carry concealed weapons on campus. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, the panel's chairman, argued last month for the change, saying teachers are often the ones who have the best chance to stop a school shooting quickly. Under a law passed after the shooting, districts can elect to arm non-classroom employees such as principals, other administrators, custodians and librarians who undergo training. The only teachers allowed to arm themselves are current or former police officers, active military members or Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructors. Thirteen of the state's 67 districts arm non-teaching employees, mostly in rural parts of the state. The state teachers union and PTA oppose the proposal to arm teachers. They argue that adding more armed people will make campuses more dangerous and say teachers should not also be acting as armed guards.

• Deputy Scot Peterson, the long-time school resource officer assigned to Stoneman Douglas, 'was derelict in his duty' by not entering the freshman building and confronting Cruz. Video shows Peterson drawing his gun and taking cover outside the building. He retired shortly after the shooting and has denied wrongdoing. The report also criticizes other deputies who failed to enter the building during the shooting, but praises officers from the Coral Springs Police Department who quickly ran inside.

• The report says Israel is partly to blame by eliminating a requirement that his deputies confront active shooters, in direct contrast with current law enforcement practices. Israel told the commission he did not want his deputies engaging in suicide missions. He has since changed the policy again, however, to require deputies to confront shooters.

• Neither Stoneman Douglas nor the Broward School District had clear procedures for locking down classrooms during a shooting, which led to a three-minute delay in classrooms being shut and 'left students and staff vulnerable to being shot.'

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Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Stambaugh had his weapons, badge and permission to drive a police vehicle taken away on Thursday

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