A former Broward sheriff’s deputy accused of illegally leaking video of the 2017 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport mass shooting to the website TMZ pleaded no contest Monday to charges of tampering with physical evidence and disclosing confidential information .
Michael Dingman, 54, was sentenced to four years of probation, which will be suspended after two years as long as he does not violate the terms of the agreement, said his attorney, Fred Haddad. Dingman also received a stay of adjudication, meaning he could come out of his probation sentence with no criminal record.
Dingman now works as a scuba diving instructor in Coral Springs.
TMZ, the gossip website known for aggressively breaking and covering numerous high-profile crime stories, published the images obtained from Dingman in January 2017, days after Esteban Santiago-Ruiz shot and killed five people and injured six others. Dingman was accused of secretly recording video footage on your phone and uploading it to the website.
Santiago-Ruiz pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison in prison in 2018.
Rafael Olmeda can be reached at rolmeda@sunsentinel.com or 954-356-4457.
