Deputies protecting Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz had to pull him aside and surround him after members of a jury pool became potentially threatening.
mouthed possible threats toward him and caused others to become “excited,” leading them to fear a potential brawl, officials said.
“The sheriff’s office observed all of that and determined they needed to protect Mr. Cruz,” Scherer said. The panels are not told they are being brought up as potential Cruz jurors, although it is widely known throughout South Florida that the process has started. At this point, the potential jurors are only being asked if they could serve from June through September, the trial’s expected length. Those who can will be brought back next month for further questioning.
After he left the courtroom, the man told deputies that he wasn’t trying to cause problems but was emotional and wanted to curse out Cruz, using an obscenity to make his point, according to a reporter who was in the hallway.
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