Earlier this month, Cruz was formally charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the first degree and 17 counts of attempted murder in the first degree. Zachary's brother, Nikolas Cruz, confessed to the February 14 school shooting and faces the death penalty. Alleged Florida high school shooter has $800,000 inheritance, reports say.
DCF releases records on Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz.911 call released of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz.Cruz with 17 counts of murder in NikolasFlorida grand jury formally charges school shooting.Jail records reveal Nikolas Cruz was seen laughing in jail days after Parkland school shooting."Cruz surpassed all locked doors and gates and proceeded to ride his skateboard through school grounds," the arrest report states. The brother of the man accused of killing 17 people was arrested on Monday for reportedly trespassing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where his brother carried out his attack.Īccording to a Broward Sheriff's Office arrest report, Zachary Cruz, 18, trespassed on school grounds after being warned to keep away from the school. Prosecutors said they never spoke with Zachary Cruz without his lawyer being present.PARKLAND, Fla. There is nothing wrong with an attorney from either side contacting a witness and any contact prosecutors made with Zachary Cruz was made through his lawyers, the prosecution team said. Local 10 News reached out to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office for comment.Ī spokesperson said “there is no merit to any of the allegations Zachary Cruz made on Instagram.
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Related stories: Parkland school shooter’s defense claims alleged misconduct is basis to ‘prohibit’ death penalty, Attorney reacts to accusation during Parkland school shooter’s trial “Once my brother’s case is over, I have instructed my attorneys to file a lawsuit against Broward County seeking restitution for the damages I’ve suffered, but far more importantly for injunctive relief that will hopefully make it harder for Broward County to bully people,” Cruz wrote. He then outlined his plan for legal action against the county. ▶️ /FBTS5hwRf1- Christina Boomer Vazquez, M.S. The prosecutor in this clip isĪssistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus. This circus of a trial isn’t accomplishing either.”Ī reality television show episode titled “Being Zachary Cruz” came up during cross examination of #ParklandShooting #PenaltyPhase defense witness Danielle Woodard, the #ParklandShooter’s biological sister. There is no excuse for what he did, only questions about why it was permitted to happen, and we all deserve to have those answers,” Cruz said. “I love my brother, though I hate what he did. Jeff Marcus will continue to tamper with witnesses until the Court forces him to stop.”Ĭruz wrote that he is “not interested in being a scapegoat for (his) brother or Broward County,” saying he ran away from home because it was “crazy and dangerous there.” “She made that clear when I raised the witness tampering issue, and the defense team indicated it wasn’t their fight. “I am not surprised, and I no longer believe that it’s worth the harassment and abuse when the Judge obviously doesn’t care,” Cruz said. Background on our coverage of the call to a witness mentioned in this “Statement from Zachary Cruz.”🧵: More: /Xup42eW0Ua- Christina Boomer Vazquez, M.S. Various allegations are made in a statement posted to a Facebook page titled “Being Zach Cruz”. Broward’s ultimate goal seems to be to hide the systemic failures that led to my brother not getting the help or inpatient services he needed.”Ĭruz said he also decided to not testify after learning from his attorney that “yet another defense witness has claimed witness tampering by prosecutor Jeff Marcus.” “They attacked my new family for helping me and communicated threats to me through a CI (criminal informant). “Broward prosecutors partnered with a racist Virginia Sheriff and a corrupt prosecutor to attempt to arrest me, search my home, and subject me to a conservatorship,” Zachary Cruz wrote. In the post, on Zachary Cruz’s “Being Zach Cruz” social media pages, Nikolas Cruz’s brother said the harassment “only got worse after (he) moved to Virginia.” – The brother of the Parkland school shooter pulled out of voluntarily testifying in his brother’s defense in his ongoing death penalty trial owing to “years of harassment” by Broward County and intends to sue the county, he said in a social media post.
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