A Florida state lawmaker has reportedly introduced legislation that would strip retirement benefits from the deputy in Parkland, Fla., who did not enter Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a deadly mass shooting last year.
The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that state Rep. Spencer Roach (R) proposed the bill on Tuesday for consideration in the upcoming legislative session.
The officer, Scot Peterson, was the school resource officer at Marjory and a Broward County Sheriff’s deputy. He faced criticism for not entering the school in February of last year, when a gunman killed 17 people.
Peterson resigned shortly after the shooting and, according to the Sun Sentinel, started receiving a monthly pension of $8,702 in April.
According to the newspaper, Roach’s legislation would require that Peterson lose his benefits in the state retirement system, other than contributions he made.
Before his retirement, Peterson had been a deputy for the county for 32 years, according to the Sun Sentinel. The newspaper also reported that Peterson was paid $101,879 in total compensation in 2017.