Apr 18, 2022 · Nikolas Cruz case Judge Elizabeth Scherer presides over top murder case Judge overseeing Nikolas Cruz death penalty trial sheds anonymity for national spotlight Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer is a...
Oct 20, 2021 · At the hearing, defense attorney David Wheeler said in court that Cruz intends to plead guilty in the school shooting, which could avert part of a lengthy trial.
Jan 04, 2022 · “It is our intent to enter a change of plea as to both cases to all charges,” David Wheeler, one of Cruz's lawyers, said in court. Judge Elizabeth Scherer accepted that Cruz wants to change his plea and then scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, October 20, so he can do so.
Oct 06, 2021 · Cruz’s lead attorney on the brawl case, Gabe Ermine, told Scherer that was not their intention - they only wanted to soothe his emotions. Throughout Tuesday’s groups, Cruz …
Nikolas Cruz is escorted into the courtroom for his arraignment at the Broward County Courthouse March 14, 2018 in in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Nikolas Cruz, who a teacher says was previously identified as a threat to students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was arrested after the shooting and has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, authorities said.
Included in that total is a shooting that occurred in Benton, Kentucky, on January 23. A 15-year-old student opened fire on classmates, killing two other 15-year-olds and injuring 18 other people. Just a day earlier, on January 22, a 15-year-old girl was s hot by another student at a high school in Italy, Texas.
Also on February 5, a 17-year-old student was shot in the chest at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland, NBC Washington reports. On January 31, a shot was fired during a basketball game at Lincoln High School in Philadelphia. A man was shot twice in the leg, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Anti-Defamation League wrote on its website that it has information that Nikolas Cruz might have been involved in a white supremacist militia group called Republic of Florida, even participating in its training exercises.