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11 hours ago
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Casting News: Boston Blue Adds Maggie Lawson, Lincoln Lawyer Enlists Cobie Smulders and More
Maggie Lawson is getting back into law enforcement. The Psych star is joining the cast of Boston Blue, CBS' Donnie Wahlberg-led offshoot of Blue Bloods, our sister site Deadline reports. Lawson is playing Boston Police Department Superintendent Sarah Silver, the 'strong-willed' and 'decisive' stepsister of Detective Lena Silver (played by Sonequa Martin-Green). Per her official description, 'Sarah is well aware of the tightrope she can walk sometimes between her job and her family.' More from TVLine Nobody Wants This Lands Season 2 Premiere Date at Netflix - Watch the Cast's Video Announcement Wednesday: Netflix Releases First Six Minutes of Season 2 - Watch Them Here Happy Gilmore 2: Adam Sandler's Bad Boy Golfer Gets Back Into the Swing of Things in New Trailer - Watch In addition to Wahlberg, reprising the role of Blue Bloods' Danny Reagan, the cast of Boston Blue also includes Ernie Hudson (Quantum Leap) as Lena's grandfather Reverend Peters, an 'open-minded and welcoming' pastor of a historic Baptist church in Boston. Airing Fridays at 10/9c this fall (premiere date TBA), Boston Blue finds Wahlberg's Danny leaving New York City — and his family — to take a position with the Boston Police Department. In other recent casting news… * Cobie Smulders has joined The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 — which is based on the sixth novel in the titular Michael Connelly series, The Law of Innocence — in an undisclosed role, Variety reports. * Summer Howell (Cult of Chucky) is confirmed to headline Prime Video's adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie, with Matthew Lillard now set to play Principal Grayle, Deadline reports. Additionally, Samantha Sloyan (The Pitt) will play Carrie's mother, Margaret, while Alison Thornton (School Spirits), Siena Agudong (Resident Evil), Amber Midthunder (Roswell, New Mexico), Josie Totah (The Buccaneers), Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Joel Oulette (Sullivan's Crossing) and Thalia Dudek (Doctor Who) will fill other roles. * Tyner Rushing (For All Mankind) has boarded Hulu's limited series about the Murdaugh murders, Variety reports, playing Det. Laura Rutland, a lead investigator assigned to the case. * Season 3 of Hulu's Reasonable Doubt, still filming in Atlanta, has cast rapper Kash Doll as Nisha, the assistant and close friend of recurring guest star Rumer Willis' Wendy (Ozzie's stylist and confident girlfriend). Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
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13 hours ago
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Dog bite expert who believes John O'Keefe was attacked returning to stand in Karen Read's retrial
A defense dog bite expert who testified on Monday that she believes a dog attacked John O'Keefe at a home in Canton where he was found dead is expected back on the witness stand Tuesday in Karen Read's murder retrial. WATCH LIVE: Day 26 of witness testimony in Karen Read's retrial begins at 9 a.m. Read, 45, of Mansfield, is accused of striking O'Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, with her Lexus SUV and leaving him to die alone in a blizzard outside of a house party in Canton at the home of fellow officer Brian Albert on Jan. 29, 2022, following a night of drinking. Russell, an emergency physician and forensic pathologist, spent most of Monday facing questioning, notably telling the court that her opinion is that linear abrasions on O'Keefe's arm were the result of multiple dog bites. When shown an image of the injuries to O'Keefe's arm, 'Those wounds were inflicted as the result of a dog attack,' the Los Angeles-based doctor testified. 'The teeth made these abrasions,' Russell told the court as she examined the photo and cited 'multiple groupings of wounds.' Russell said she observed 'multiple strikes from a dog' on O'Keefe's arm, including 'bites and claw marks.' During Read's first trial, Russell also testified that the holes found in O'Keefe's hoodie and the wounds to his arm were from a dog. She also said her opinion is that O'Keefe's injuries do not appear to have been caused by a vehicle. The prosecution sought to block her testimony ahead of the start of Read's retrial, but Judge Beverly Cannone ruled in favor of the defense. Before Russell took the stand, former Canton Police officer and current member of the Boston Police Department, Kelly Dever, was called on by the defense. She was a reluctant witness. Dever and Read's lawyer Alan Jackson had a contentious back-and-forth in the morning session. 'Did you say, 'I know you're going to tear me a new one?'' Jackson asked. 'That's what you're trying to do,' Dever responded. 'So yes.' 'Actually, what you said was you're going to tear me a new [expletive],' Jackson said. 'I don't recall that,' Dever responded. Dever was a Canton Police officer in 2022 when O'Keefe was killed. Like many others involved with the case, she was questioned by FBI agents. 'Did you tell those law enforcement agents that you saw Brian Higgins and Chief Berkowitz together and alone with the SUV for a wildly long time?' Jackson asked. 'That was my recollection at the time,' Dever responded. Dever now says she got that wrong. She called it a 'distorted' memory. She previously told Read's defense team that by phone. 'How did they respond?' Special Prosecutor Hank Brennan asked on cross-examination. 'They became very aggressive,' Dever said. 'Raising their voices, and the one word that I can very definitely remember is they said that they would charge me with perjury.' Jackson denied Dever's accusation, pointing out that it falls on prosecutors, not defense attorneys, to charge people with crimes. Dever also confirmed that she was called in to speak with the Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox about the Read murder case. Outside of court, Read had her own thoughts about Dever's testimony. 'Are you suggesting that Dever may have been coaxed into changing her testimony?' Boston 25 News Investigative Reporter Ted Daniel asked. 'Yes,' Read responded. 'We subpoenaed her to testify to what she told other authorities and just wanted her to be as honest with us as she was with them. And today, she's now telling us that was a lie.' Read has said she expects her team to present their case in about two weeks. Get caught up with all of the latest in Karen Read's retrial. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
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Casting News: Boston Blue Adds Maggie Lawson, Lincoln Lawyer Enlists Cobie Smulders and More
Maggie Lawson is getting back into law enforcement. The Psych star is joining the cast of Boston Blue, CBS' Donnie Wahlberg-led offshoot of Blue Bloods, our sister site Deadline reports. Lawson is playing Boston Police Department Superintendent Sarah Silver, the 'strong-willed' and 'decisive' stepsister of Detective Lena Silver (played by Sonequa Martin-Green). Per her official description, 'Sarah is well aware of the tightrope she can walk sometimes between her job and her family.' More from TVLine Nobody Wants This Lands Season 2 Premiere Date at Netflix - Watch the Cast's Video Announcement Wednesday: Netflix Releases First Six Minutes of Season 2 - Watch Them Here Happy Gilmore 2: Adam Sandler's Bad Boy Golfer Gets Back Into the Swing of Things in New Trailer - Watch In addition to Wahlberg, reprising the role of Blue Bloods' Danny Reagan, the cast of Boston Blue also includes Ernie Hudson (Quantum Leap) as Lena's grandfather Reverend Peters, an 'open-minded and welcoming' pastor of a historic Baptist church in Boston. Airing Fridays at 10/9c this fall (premiere date TBA), Boston Blue finds Wahlberg's Danny leaving New York City — and his family — to take a position with the Boston Police Department. In other recent casting news… * Cobie Smulders has joined The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 — which is based on the sixth novel in the titular Michael Connelly series, The Law of Innocence — in an undisclosed role, Variety reports. * Summer Howell (Cult of Chucky) is confirmed to headline Prime Video's adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie, with Matthew Lillard now set to play Principal Grayle, Deadline reports. Additionally, Samantha Sloyan (The Pitt) will play Carrie's mother, Margaret, while Alison Thornton (School Spirits), Siena Agudong (Resident Evil), Amber Midthunder (Roswell, New Mexico), Josie Totah (The Buccaneers), Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Joel Oulette (Sullivan's Crossing) and Thalia Dudek (Doctor Who) will fill other roles. * Tyner Rushing (For All Mankind) has boarded Hulu's limited series about the Murdaugh murders, Variety reports, playing Det. Laura Rutland, a lead investigator assigned to the case. * Season 3 of Hulu's Reasonable Doubt, still filming in Atlanta, has cast rapper Kash Doll as Nisha, the assistant and close friend of recurring guest star Rumer Willis' Wendy (Ozzie's stylist and confident girlfriend). Best of TVLine Stars Who Almost Played Other TV Roles — on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Friends and Other Shows TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles Fall TV Preview: Who's In? Who's Out? Your Guide to Every Casting Move!
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5 days ago
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Boston Police ID suspect in connection with hospital lobby stabbing
The Boston Police Department has identified the suspect arrested in connection with the stabbing of a person in Massachusetts General Hospital's lobby. John Huddleston, 56, of Boston, was arrested on Thursday and is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on the charges of mayhem and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to a Boston Police Department spokesperson. At about 8:32 a.m., officers responded to a radio call for a person with a knife, the spokesperson said. While traveling to the hospital, the call was upgraded to a report of a stabbing. The officers were also provided with a description of the suspect. When they arrived, the police located and apprehended the suspect, who was identified as Huddleston. Additional members of the department entered the hospital and found an adult male victim receiving treatment for non-life-threatening stab wounds. A crime scene was set up in the vestibule of the hospital's lobby, which is where the stabbing took place, the spokesperson told MassLive. The victim's name was not given. In a statement provided to MassLive, the hospital confirmed that the victim was treated and released. 'The hospital is safe, open, and operating normally,' the statement reads. 'We are grateful to our staff and Boston Police for their quick response in bringing this incident to a close.' Stabbing takes place in Mass. General Hospital lobby in Boston Giggity, giggity: 'Family Guy'-themed pop-up coming to Boston this summer New outdoor restaurant brings modern Asian creations, cocktails to Somerville Boston woman sentenced for identity theft in drug trafficking scheme Boston shooting suspect didn't get a court-appointed attorney — and you might not either Read the original article on MassLive.
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5 days ago
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Stabbing takes place in Mass. General Hospital lobby in Boston
The Boston Police Department is investigating a stabbing that took place in the lobby of Massachusetts General Hospital. At about 8:32 a.m. on Thursday, officers responded to a report of a stabbing inside of Massachusetts General Hospital, according to a department spokesperson. The spokesperson said the stabbing took place in the vestibule of the lobby. When officers arrived, they found an adult who was suffering from a non-life-threatening stab wound. A suspect was identified and was taken into custody within the area of 90 Blossom St., the spokesperson said. No names were given for the victim or suspect. The victim was stabbed in one of the hospital's lobbies and was treated for minor injuries and was released, according to Massachusetts General Hospital. 'The hospital is safe, open, and operating normally,' an email from the hospital reads. 'We are grateful to our staff and Boston Police for their quick response in bringing this incident to a close.' The stabbing comes two days after a 46-year-old man stole a Boston Police officer's gun outside of Massachusetts General Hospital — firing it during a fight and injuring himself. Elvis Haughton was charged with assault and battery on a police officer, illegal possession of a firearm, possession of a class C substance and resisting arrest. During his appearance in court on Wednesday, a judge ordered Haughton to undergo a mental health evaluation. He was ordered held without bail until his dangerousness hearing on June 2. Boston Police ID suspect in connection with hospital lobby stabbing Giggity, giggity: 'Family Guy'-themed pop-up coming to Boston this summer New outdoor restaurant brings modern Asian creations, cocktails to Somerville Boston woman sentenced for identity theft in drug trafficking scheme Boston shooting suspect didn't get a court-appointed attorney — and you might not either Read the original article on MassLive.
