Parkland shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz charged with attacking jail guard

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Source: NBC News

Parkland shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz charged with attacking jail guard

The melee happened Tuesday night when a sergeant asked him to stop dragging his sandals as he walked, according to a Broward County Sheriff's report.

Nov. 14, 2018 / 10:49 AM EST / Updated 12:19 PM EST

By David K. Li

Nikolas Cruz, the man accused of killing more than a dozen of his former classmates at a Florida high school, is facing new charges for attacking a jail guard, authorities said Wednesday.

Cruz, 20, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault on an officer and one count of use of an "electric or chemical weapon against a law enforcement officer," according to jail records.
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The fight happened Tuesday night at the jail in Fort Lauderdale when a sergeant asked him to stop dragging his sandals as he walked, according to a Broward County Sheriff's report. Cruz gave him the middle finger before the accused killer "rushed him and attacked him in the face," according to the report.

Cruz got on top of the sergeant and punched him several times, the report said. ... The 5-foot-7, 120-pound Cruz then grabbed the guard's "conductive electronic weapon" during the fight, which lasted about 90 seconds, and it went off during the struggle.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/parkland-shooting-suspect-nikolas-cruz-charged-attacking-jail-guard-n936146

[7962]

1. He should've already gotten the "conductive electronic weapon".

Months ago.

[marble falls]

2. I'm guessing this will go down on his permenent record.

[christx30]

3. I mean, there's not much they can really do to him

to force him to behave. He's accused of 17 murders. When he's convicted, he's going to be sentenced to like 400 years in prison. Not like they can tack on 18 months for attacking the guard. Wouldn't make a difference.

[BlueStater]

4. 5'7 and 120 pounds?

He's an evil little runt.

[Dave Starsky]

5. He won't last long in jail.

He's not very smart. Sooner or later, he'll piss off the wrong lifer, and that will be the end of his story.

[oldlibdem]

6. I work with a former corrections officer and he tells me all kinds of stuff that goes on inside...

all his meals now will be "accidently" dumped on the floor where he can either pick it up and eat it or starve. accidental trips with his cuffs on. And speaking of cuffs, He will be in them damn near 24/7 for his and LE's protection.

[Dave Starsky]

7. I believe you. That is horrible. I wouldn't wish that fate on anyone.

I wish we had a means to rehabilitate offenders in our prison system. That's what the system was set up to do. It seems like we should know enough now about psychology, sociology , and economics that we could change people''s lives when they have to go to jail. Apparently not.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

8. I truly hope you are correct.