CBS4 Exclusive: Former Broward Sheriff Scott Israel Calls Scot Peterson’s Press Conference On His Deposition ‘Fictional’

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PARKLAND (CBSMiami) – In an exclusive, CBS4 takes you wrong the deposition of erstwhile Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel.

Israel was deposed arsenic portion of the transgression lawsuit against Scot Peterson, the assets serviceman astatine Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School erstwhile the 2018 wide shooting occurred.

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Attorney Mark Eiglarsh released conscionable nether six minutes of what helium said was a four-hour deposition with Israel and helium adds what Israel said proves Peterson did thing illegal.

Eiglarsh and Peterson held a property league to sermon the deposition, saying what came retired successful the proceeding proves Peterson did thing illegal.

“Fictional. I privation I had a amended connection for you different than fictional,” Israel told CBS4’s Bobeth Yates erstwhile asked what helium thought of Wednesday’s property league held by Eiglarsh and Peterson.

Watch Scot Peterson’s Press Conference In Its Entirety:

“There’s nary mode successful hellhole I would beryllium determination and let those kids to dice with maine being adjacent to different gathering and sitting there. No way,” said Peterson.

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Peterson is awaiting proceedings connected charges of kid neglect. Prosecutors accidental helium didn’t participate the gathering to face the shooter. But during the property conference, Peterson and his lawyer said helium wasn’t hiding, but alternatively taking screen from what helium thought was sniper fire.

“I consciousness for those families, those kids that were shot, the kids that were injured the ones that were killed. And, they don’t cognize the information of what happened connected that day,” added Peterson.

Peterson and Eiglarsh allege the information came retired during a four-hour deposition with Israel, which they accidental exonerates Peterson.

“He admits that the grounds is arsenic accordant with my lawsuit believing that determination was a sniper astatine the time,” said Eiglarsh, referring to Israel’s deposition.

A assertion Israel disputes.

“Everyone wants to blasted idiosyncratic for what person you. Scot Peterson chose a people of inaction that day, whether its transgression oregon not I person nary thought but helium has to ain his action,” helium said.

Israel adds helium cannot remark connected what was going done Peterson’s mind, whether helium knew the shooter was successful the gathering oregon if helium thought helium was nether sniper fire. He does accidental his statements anterior to the deposition, during the deposition and aft person each been consistent.

“The information is the truth. The information doesn’t request a leaning post. And everything I’ve said thing has changed and to accidental thing came retired successful the deposition that exonerated Mr. Peterson, he’s surely entitled to his ain opinion, but he’s ne'er entitled to his ain acceptable of facts. And, my presumption is it conscionable didn’t hap the mode he’s trying to represent it,” added Israel.

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Peterson and his lawyer accidental they program to usage Israel’s deposition during Peterson’s transgression trail. No proceedings day has been acceptable yet.

Bobeth Yates

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