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Eugene

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Tue Mar 20, 2018, 02:17 PM Mar 2018

$500K bond for shooting suspect's brother in school trespass

Source: Associated Press

$500K bond for shooting suspect’s brother in school trespass

By CURT ANDERSON
15 minutes ago

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge set an unusually high $500,000 bond on Tuesday and imposed a host of other restrictions for the brother of the Florida school shooting suspect, who was charged with trespassing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

A prosecutor said that Zachary Cruz, 18, expressed admiration for his brother Nikolas Cruz’s fame since the Feb. 14 shooting and that they had discussed whether it might attract girls and pen pals.

“He has been heard observing how popular (Nikolas’) name is now,” said Assistant State Attorney Sarahnell Murphy at a hearing.

“Weeks after his brother murdered, injured and terrorized at the school, (Zachary) was there,” she said. “Many (parents) kept their children home today. They have again been terrorized.”

Prosecutors said it was the third time he had visited the campus even though he was warned to stay away.

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'expressed admiration for his brother Nikolas Cruzs fame' elleng Mar 2018 #1
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