The woman, named “Miss Bristol”, said it would be a “financial difficulty” if she were selected for the jury, which would determine whether Cruz would receive the death penalty or life imprisonment. “If I do this for six months, I have a difficulty that means my dad can’t support me,” he told the WPLG on Saturday, adding that he would lose $ 8,000 a month. “It’s been all day for six months and what is my difficulty? I need my dad’s money. I told the judge, “I have a sugar daddy and I’m married and I have a husband,” Bristol said. The woman shocked the courtroom last week when she was explained to District Judge Elizabeth Scherer why she should not sit on the jury. “I have my dad whom I see every day,” said the New Yorker, confusing the judge. “I’m married and I have my sugar daddy. I see him every day. “ Students hold their hands in the air as they are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland after being shot inside the school on February 14, 2018. Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, FileMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooter Nicholas Cruz sits at the defense table during the jury’s pre-selection penalty shootout on April 11, 2022. Amy Beth Bennett / San Sentinel South Florida Via AP, Swimming Pool Meanwhile, the jury selection plunged into chaos on Monday, when a judge fired an entire group of jury candidates after collapsing in the presence of Cruz, who has already pleaded guilty to killing 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. When Scherer asked a woman who cried if everything was okay, she told the judge that her 15-year-old son had been the victim of armed violence and that he had been allowed to leave the courtroom, the WPLG reported. More and more emotional jurors began to leave the room. “The ladies and gentlemen who have retired so far are people who are so upset that they can not sit here without being moved and we do not want to hurt anyone. “If you can not sit here at all without collapsing or getting excited, you can raise your hand,” Scherer said. “Miss Bristol” (left) claimed that she could join the jury because she would interfere in seeing her sweet daddy. WPLGJUdge Elizabeth Scherer during the pre-selection phase of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sniper jury Nikolas Cruz.Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool In a short time, the other people in the 60-member panel were fired and another group of 14 was hired. Eventually, three people were selected for the next round of jury selection, bringing the total to 147 selected from a 629 team, NBC Miami reported. The jury selection continues on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the sentencing trial scheduled to begin on May 31 and last until September, according to the report. Judge Elizabeth Scherer speaks to jurors during the third day of the jury pre-examination.Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, PoolAerial view shows Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a mass shooting in Parkland.RE / Carlos Garcia Rawlins Cruz pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in connection with the massacre. But the death sentence was delayed after prosecutors said they needed more time to interview the mental health professionals who are expected to testify on behalf of high school murderer Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
