I’m glad everyone can see what kind of a psychopath this guy is. He’s acting all innocent in court but in prison he attacks a guard for a situation he created.

It's amazing how long this one officer had to address the situation by himself with no backup. Absolutely atrocious that he had no backup. he is lucky he is alive

Look how compliant he is once he realised he lost the fight for the taser. This is pure psychopathy, he didn't attack in a fit of rage or mania, this was a calculated attack for the sake of violence, pure and simple.

Props to the guard, he handled the situation so professionally and also in court how he carried himself. 10/10 sir

i love how in court you have to explain the same thing a hundred times.

The fact that he assaulted a prison guard and took this guards taser show how dangerous this guy truly is. He’s dangerous even in prison. When he was tased, this guy knew he lost. He fought the prison guard only to stand down when he lost that taser. Cowardly and pathetic.

He hasn’t changed, he’s not sorry, he’s a monster. There is no excuse for what he’s done, and no adoption caused this. He deserves the full sentence of the law, he has NOT changed nor will he ever.

Where was this guy's help? The fact that this officer was alone with this guy blows me away.

The fact this monster didn’t get the death sentence has me flabbergasted, he’s remorseless and empathy impaired. Why should his life be spared when he intentionally killed so many innocent people? He’s such an actor and a coward. Pure evil and he enjoyed watching people die.

I hope all the people defending him watch this. He's not some poor, bullied kid. He searches for chaos.

The fact that a office defending his life against a psycho is having to go through all this is crazy.

This dude is literally psychotic. Kudos to this officer.

This kid is just sickening to watch. I can’t take it anymore and I cannot imagine how the families of the victims go through their days knowing he still walks the earth with absolutely no remorse. Disturbing.

This guy is an actual monster. He should’ve received the death penalty

That officer is and rightfully so, the epitome of professionalism. Showing massive amounts of restraint!

This is what happens when you don’t deliver a capital punishment to a serial killer. An officer who was lucky to be alive, has to come before the court and defend himself, along with his life previously. Pathetic.

It is utterly alarming that his lone officer had no backup! Like nobody appeared to help him. That is unacceptable. Actually getting tired of this circus.

It is so heartbreaking to look at all these people who have lost a loved one so close and dear to them…

This person has killed 17 people and seriously injured 18 others. One cannot expect that he will ever behave in a right way. He is devoid of morality and has no conscience and this makes him very, very dangerous. It would be useful to try and discover how he, and others like him, came to be this way. He was not born in a void. Like the rest of us, he was part of a society which nurtured and took care of him, as were his victims. One cannot imagine the pain of the victims families. I do hope that they will eventually find peace.

I have never thought I would say this about anyone, but I welcome the day that we all hear that that murderer was taken out in prison for what he did. He is not a sick or mentally broken loner; he is pure evil, PERIOD.

Sometimes some people are just evil. This is one of those times. I admire all the families for their dignity and restraint. I have no doubt that justice will be done in prison. Love from Great Britain.

This is why you have to put them to rest. These individuals won't change. What are they waiting for? Waiting till he actually hurts or kills a guard?

For anyone saying, “Oh I can’t imagine what’s going through his head” just know that he’s already been exposed for faking insanity during his interrogation. There’s a whole video breaking down his entire interrogation.

R.i.p to all the kid's who lost their lives in the parkland shooting

This has got to be so traumatic for the families. God be with them. They are in my heart.

That guy is obviously a danger to others even in Jail !

I cannot believe that the jury spared the life of this POS. Can't we as a society just override the jury's decision? The fact that we, as a society, have to feed, clothe and house people like this while innocent people starve to death, or die from neglect of, or lack of proper health care, speaks volumes about humans as a species.

Looking at the victims' families makes my heart hurt. I can only pray for them...

How in the world was he given an opportunity to attack the guard... horrible criminal justice system.

We can all hope he receives justice from other inmates. The kid’s a monster.

This officer did an outstanding job. It's not easy to try and reach for your radio or spray while fighting. I am surprised, from reading these comments, how many people are shocked and disappointed to see officers working alone- when this is very commonplace. This officer was professional and did a great job of getting a high stress situation under control. Nothing but respect from me for him.

You handled the situation so well and I’m glad you are okay! He don’t belong in the real world…

This officer is a hero! The restraint is inspiring!!! He deserves a pay increase & promotion

You can tell that he is in the right line of work, he was alone, but he was ready through experience and it showed. I think not only that he did a fantastic job, but you could see that it was nothing personal to him. That's something that alot of us can't do. He knew that he was in one uniform and the guard was in another. They watch many people who have nothing to lose. Respect 🤜🤛 he definitely should of had some help though Smh.

Let him pace in his cell, he doesn’t deserve any freedom whatsoever. This is what this society is creating. Sad times

As a corrections officer for 13 years I can honestly say that both the way the officer conducted himself and the lack of response from there rest of the prison are both very very concerning.

It’s a shame the guard wasn’t able to end it right there…. He would have done what one juror refused to do: deliver the sentence he deserved.

I know one guy that worked as a guard in state prison. He also said the same thing. It is a dangerous job to do. God bless you. Good man for thinking of you're family and a better future.

Man that officer showed alot of restraint.

The faces of the parents and loved ones is heartbreaking 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️

And still didn’t get the death penalty. It’s really amazing what people can get away with.

I am a retired correctional Lieutenant, you NEVER sit when an inmate is walking near you. You are at a disadvantage when attacked as shown in this video.

The danger in locking up these heartless people is never gone with - their are correction officers, other less evil inmates and lawyers always at risk as shown here. Props to the CO.

This guard is a HERO... he would have been more than justified in getting some revenge, but he handled it 100% professionally. Nothing but respect for him👍🏾💯

I feel like this guy is intentionally doing everything he can to get the death penalty so he doesn't have to serve his entire term. I hope his plan doesn't work if that's what he's actually trying to do.

The fact this guy is being fed and housed yet shows no gratitude at all is just a reflection of his true character. If there were any sense of what he should be getting he'd be sentenced to burn on a pyre

This officer should be commended. This is how officers should handle situations like this. He deserves a medal.

The fact that nobody came to his aid shows a lack of staffing. This could have gotten so much worse if the poor guard hadn't gain control.

Former CO here. It was very common for us to work in a unit with 30, 40, 50 inmates out at any given time. Mind you in my county were were not permitted to have any defense weapons or deterrent on our person. All we had was a radio, a "man-down button", unit keys and a telephone. IPC skills and hyper vigilance/awareness were your only means of protection and going home at the end of watch.

Why the direct counsel does not have control of video operations is beyond me. Why do we have to have someone else operate the video, other than the person who is showing you something.

Great job on the officer very well spoken and detailed the experience very professionally

This guard seems like a good guy. He handled all of this as well as one could have

this guard did a really good job : being attacked and reacting with no violence in return, only the necessary force...

Well done to Sgt. Raymond Beltran for gaining control of a life threatening situation. He showed incredible restraint after being attacked.

My dad and brother worked at the prison south of Tucson Arizona and also my dad worked at Florence. My dad was a teacher and my brother a guard. So kudos to this young man that got attacked. You handled it very well.

It's incredible how one broken mind can destroy so many innocent lives.

Officers should never be alone in a unit with these types of prisoners.

This corrections officer is very professional. I wish he had a partner for back up for a situation like this. Such a stressful day for this officer. Thankyou Sir!

The guy in the suit was (rightfully) in awe at this officer lol. I feel him.

He is not crazy, he’s pretending to be crazy so he can get an “insanity plea”

Big thumbs up for this guard keeping his cool and being a professional. I think I would have been so upset that I would have beat him down hard at the end. Yet the guard showed what a true professional he was all the way through the situation. Looked so calm and cool even at the end of it.

Former CO here. A couple of observations, we wore radio-like units that would notify the control room if we were not standing upright for ~5 sec or so and yard men or floaters would respond to assist, we called them "man-down units". Also we were never alone, there was always at least 2 COs on a post when inmates were out of their cells. I wish we could've carried tasers, the best thing we could carry was pepper or a PR-24.

07:00 He's one of true officials who have faith toward his career not just only for career benefit, especially if anybody involved ex-school bullies in the past

Those are well trained guards. The level of self-control is remarkable. I mean, If I had been in his place, I don't know how many blows I would have given him, which obviously would have been terrible for the trial.

My school I graduated from in 1982 was Columbine. This,person,can never get out. Each one of them...has put a label on our,my,school (s)...Forever. Because that's all my school will ever be remembered for,nothing good we did. That's all each of us who went there,all we will ever be remembered for. That's all every parent of everyone who went there will remember it for. That,either I lost my child,or thank whatever God it wasn't their child. That's what each school will be remembered for,even when you rip them down to move on. You can't erase this,you can't fix it either,you can't. Therein the conundrum never ending,only accelerating,and it will accelerate as we go along. It was very predictable to me how it was going to go as I lived my life with guns pointed at me. More than one occassion,one too many. My first time was having a 38 short barrel pressed against the back of my head ,as I kneeled on all fours in a bathroom. There's so much more....I wish we had never discovered gunpowder.

As a former correctional officer I can tell you that it is very common to work alone. Even if you hit the emergency button on your radio it can still take minutes before backup arrives. Also, fights in prison are not the same as on the streets. A person attacking an officer has only a few possible intentions. They might be a "check in" (trying to get sent to solitary or just off a specific unit) they will most likely hit you once or push you than immediately cuff up. Or they want to hurt you bad, or kill you. If you have never been in a fistfight with your life on the line it is hard to understand what happens. All in all this officer did a good job, there were a few things he could have done better, but that is something you think about after the fact. Correctional officers have a very hard and dangerous job. The coward on trial here is nothing compared to some of the people who they deal with on a daily basis. 90% of street cops would quit within a few months if they had to work in a prison. All I had was a radio, pepper spray, and my own hands while I was often alone with almost 200 inmates. : I edited the comment to fix a mistake that was causing confusion. Replaced the word formal with former.

When you think your job is hard just watch what this guy had to go through to make it back home. If he had lost that fight it might as well be the end of his life cause backup did not show up.

God Bless the officers who deal with these evil people so we don’t have to. Thank you officer.

“I had to get the taser back” The judge: “why” 💀

"I have to get the tazer back." "Why?" "Well, since my earliest childhood, I always was very passionate about not getting tazed." "Why?"

The most incredible restraint I’ve ever witnessed!

With all due respect, This judge is a beautiful representation of our judicial system!

Such a waste of taxpayers money. If you know without doubt somebody committed a heinous crime like he did why go through trial and let somebody like this continue to waste oxygen and food? The fact that him living out the rest of his life in prison is on the table is disgusting to me.

I'm a former prisoner and I've seen some sick and heinous things guards had done to people. I wish all guards acted in this manner, he got it under control, he didn't beat the s*** out of him which he deserved. He was professional. There are some good guards but lots of psychopath guards too. This animal will have a tough road ahead. He will run into a relative (cousin, uncle, friend) of one of his many victims one day and I hope his life gets cut brutally short for killing all those kids. My heart goes out to all the Parkland victims. And to that animal, I hope he becomes someone's June June, someone's boy who gets his cheeks taken every night.

That fight was more violent than I expected it to be. Imagine throwing your life away like this. Also, imagine being sat next to Cruz and not strangling him to death.

NEVER take your eyes off a dangerous person. Especially if you're alone, and if there were other inmates around. It would have started a riot. Your lucky to survive, I hope you learned from your mistake.

I'm actually very surprised at how Nikolas was actually able to overpower that cop - for a moment. He's a much more capable fighter than I would have imagined. You can even see him trying to wrap his legs around the cop when he's on top of him, which is what you would do in wrestling. He must have been in fights with his brother growing up. I was shocked when I saw that, I figured a coward like him wouldn't be a capable fighter at all.

The amount of courage and professional restraint this guy counseled holy smokes! He didnt tune that guy up...(at least on cam, that's when the beast police shows up).

It’s scary to see how dumbfounded some are in the court audience. People need to have more situational awareness and know the capability of those who might do harm in this world. This country needs to realize you are your own first responder. Always take measures to keep yourself and loved ones safe.

Depraved of a heart. I always have pity for these destroyed minds, however he is exactly where he needs to be. All of his victims 💔🙏🏽

Excelente trabajo del oficial, no deberían trabajar solos cuando tienen criminales tan perversos como ese tipo. Fue muy profesional, manejó muy bien la situación.

These legal proceedings can be so tedious. They feel the need to ask the most obvious questions. Why did you have to get the taser back? 🤦‍♂️

What a justice system! ⚖️

The fact that this dude might die after me in prison while I pay for him to live a full life is just plain weird. Why does the justice system need to be so…unsatisfactory…

VERY PROFESSIONAL GUARD. He didn't get angry or try to take revenge. He just did his job, and very well at that.

I'm fairly confident everyone in the room knew what a taser is and how it operates... except the one perpetually asking questions. My mother knows how one works and she doesn't know much of anything. Good job on the guard for coming out on top.

Just goes to show how vulnerable these guards are. But sitting like that behind the table between the stairs he put himself in an even more vulnerable position. It could have been even worse if he had got him to the ground behind the table, as the guard would not have been able to protect himself. Thank God he managed to get out from there.

God bless this man that things ended well for him.

You knows really sad? In this video, and in this moment, this Correction Officer is seen as a hero, but every other day, the public sees him as a villain. He suits up every night to walk amongst societies worst for minimal pay to serve his community and protect them so they can lay their heads down at night in peace, and wake up and go to work every day knowing the bad guys of the community are locked up and kept behind bars while his family wonders if he'll be coming home at night, every night, as he misses holidays, birthdays, and family activities and events, all to keep you and I safe, every shift, for what life he may have left. I believe he and so many others deserve your most heartfelt gratitude and respect for what they do on your behalf. I made $12/hr doing his job with the same risk, same potential for outcome, and same sacrifice. I hope he's treated and appreciated better than I was. He's earned it

It's interesting seeing how those "demons" he spoke so frantically about are still haunting him. What a joke.

My respects to this correctional officer. He had to keep watch on this psychopath and could've lost his life. I'm glad he is safe. Job well done.

Superb self restraint and professionalism by the officer, this is a good cop.

Did any of defendants family ever go to trial? If none did, that's very disappointing. Just shows you his family didn't care, that that was some of the problem. Basically ignoring him.

I have never seen lawyers treat a judge with so much contempt. They spoke over her regularly. The public defender should be disbarred. He would not listen to her ruling multiple times then acted as if she was unreasonable. They should all be fired by the county.

such monsters dont deserve anything but straight getting death penalty hopefully the guard recovers fast and completly in any way from the attack

This corrections officer shouldn't have been working alone. No corrections officers should be working alone. Thank God the officer is OK. This video absolutely proves this confessed killer should be given the death penalty. The officer was looking out for the killer's safety, and he gets attacked.

Kudos to the Guard. Calm and professional.

This guy saved his own life. 🧡 Good job man

“He reached for my taser, so I tried to get it back” “Why?” 🤦‍♂️