Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:04 UTC
Broward County's school superintendent and the district's chief lawyer were arrested Wednesday as part of a statewide grand jury spawned by the school massacre in Parkland more than three years ago.
Superintendent Robert Runcie, an administrator hired a decade ago to clean up corruption, was indicted on a charge of
, a third-degree felony.
General Counsel Barbara Myrick was arrested on a charge of unlawful disclosure of statewide grand jury proceedings, also a third-degree felony.
The surprising indictments — just days after the grand jury finished meeting — saddened Runcie's supporters, raised claims of political influence and delighted critics who have blamed Runcie for the Parkland tragedy.