The school intends to prosecute Zachary Cruz, the arrest report said, adding that the young man had received “prior warnings by school officials to refrain from entering the school campus.” The arrest report did not elaborate on the warnings.Ĭruz has been living in suburban Palm Beach County with Rocxanne Deschamps since he and his brother’s adopted mother, Lynda Cruz, died in November.ĭeschamps was in New York at the time of his arrest, according to prosecutors. A Broward County Public Schools spokeswoman directed questions to the sheriff’s office, whose spokeswoman told CNN in an email she’d “look into that and get back to you.”
Runcie did not return CNN calls seeking comment. It said the teen had no ties to Broward County and that he “surpassed all locked doors and gates and proceeded to ride his skateboard through school grounds.”īroward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie, however, told a local newspaper there was no security breach. Hours later, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said it was seeking a “red flag” risk protection order that, if granted by a court, would let law enforcement temporarily seize firearms from Zachary Cruz and prevent him from acquiring new ones.Ī new state law lets an enforcement officer temporarily seize firearms from someone they’re already taking into custody for an involuntary mental health assessment.Īfter Cruz’s arrest Monday in Parkland, the 18-year-old told police he wanted to “reflect on the school shooting and soak it in,” according to an arrest report. He was also instructed to have no contact with Marjory Stoneman Douglas students or staff, to stay at least a mile away from the school and to have no contact with his brother.ĭeputies will be allowed to search Cruz’s home in Lantana for guns, the judge ruled, adding that the teen must submit to a psychological evaluation. Ultimately, the judge went with a $500,000 bond and ordered Cruz to wear an ankle monitor. The teen’s attorney argued the bond for misdemeanor trespassing is typically $25. In an effort to secure a $750,000 bond and stiff restrictions on the younger Cruz’s release, prosecutors reeled off theft and criminal mischief pleas from his juvenile record and said he acknowledged to deputies that his Monday visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was his third since his brother killed 17 people there on February 14. The SunSentinel reports that her lawyer, Brian Reidy said everyone has “hit the fear button” and that he doesn’t “blame a kid for taking a weapon to school, quite frankly, these days.” _Īssociated Press writer Gary Fineout in Tallahassee contributed to this report.Zachary Cruz, the younger brother of Nikolas Cruz, has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor. Mollica separately imposed a $12,500 bail Wednesday on a Stoneman Douglas student who officials say pulled a small knife on a boy she accused of harassing her and a friend. Arreaza represents 15-year-old Anthony Borges, who was shot five times in the Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people.Īrreaza had claimed the two offices have a conflict because both signed a 2016 agreement along with county school and law enforcement officials aimed at handling school disciplinary issues without involving law enforcement. Meanwhile, a judge rejected an attempt to remove Broward County prosecutors and its public defender from the Nikolas Cruz criminal case.Ĭircuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said in an order dated Wednesday that attorney Alex Arreaza lacks legal standing to make such a motion. Nikolas Cruz will plead guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder if prosecutors will waive the death penalty, his attorney has said. Lynda Cruz died in November and their father died some years earlier. Both were adopted at very young ages by Roger and Lynda Cruz. They shared the same biological mother but had different fathers. Zachary and Nikolas, 19, both attended Stoneman Douglas. “They must be assured that every necessary step is being taken to increase safety and ensure no unauthorized people are allowed on campus.” “Parents, students and teachers have recently endured one of the worst tragedies in Florida history,” Scott said. An unspecified number of deputies, some armed with rifles, were added after the school reopened. Before the shooting, the school was patrolled by one armed deputy and unarmed guards. The troopers will be stationed at the school indefinitely, along with Broward County deputies, leaving an armed guard at every campus entrance point, Scott said in a statement.
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