Brother Of Confessed Parkland School Shooter To Face Judge Over Probation Violation
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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Zachary Cruz is in police custody again.
The younger brother of confessed Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is accused of violating his probation.
He was caught just 25 feet from Park Visita Community School in Lake Worth and Broward Sheriff's Office said he was driving without a license.
That probation came from a court ruling back in March.
In March, Zachary was placed on probation after pleading no contest to trespass.
In that case he was arrested for skateboarding at Stoneman Douglas after being warned not to return.
That probation came with strings attached.
Not only could Zachary not return to Stoneman Douglas, additionally he was not allowed on any school campus unless he is enrolled to attend.
His new attorney has already filed a "...Written Plea of a Denial of the Allegations..."
This comes as we're learning of a federal lawsuit being filed against the"...Broward County Sheriff, a Broward County Judge, and Broward County Prosecutors..." on Zachary's behalf by Nexus Services, Inc. It alleges "...torturing Zachary Cruz, violating his constitutional rights, and engaging in an extortive campaign of intimidation because of the identity of his brother."
It details some of those allegations saying "The sleep deprivation tactics, including the use of intimidating and harassing behavior by guards, the use of a restraint vest 24 hours per day, and the use of 24-hour intense lighting are procedures that amount to torture under the Geneva Convention..."
Zachary's first attorney, Joseph Kimok, said his client's rights were violated when he posted the original $25 dollar bond for trespassing, but then was held until a judge increased it to half a million dollars.
Kimok said, "Whether the bond is a hundred dollars or half a million dollars to set a bond so high that it forces you to plead guilty in order to get out of jail, it is immoral and unconstitutional."
