That’s a very good question. There definitely would be recordings, but with today’s often encrypted police radios there may not be any outside of the Sheriff’s control. It would be very interesting to know how many “play by play” reports were filed by the cowardly deputy and his pals, and what if any instructions they were given by their superiors. You’d think with an active shooter situation the protocol would have been to get a senior officer on the radio right away.
The odd thing is that Peterson has already resigned, which would seem less likely if he had been ordered to hold back.
He retired before it became known there were other deputies who waited outside. He is probably better off slinking away with his pension intact than trying to defend his actions from Sheriff Israel who tried to scapegoat him.
Are the others eligible for retirement benefits? Is Sheriff Israel going to hang them out to dry, too?