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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Former Mass. state sen. pleads guilty to stealing gun from constituent, lying to police
Former Massachusetts State Senator Dean Tran has pleaded guilty to charges connected to stealing a gun from a constituent and lying to police about it, the state attorney general's office announced Tuesday. On Monday, the 49-year-old Fitchburg resident pleaded guilty to larceny of a firearm, misleading law enforcement in a criminal investigation and filing an application for a license to carry containing false information, the attorney general's office said in a press release. Tran is a Republican who served as a Fitchburg city councilor from 2005 to 2017 and represented the Worcester and Middlesex District from 2017 to 2021. In June 2019, Tran 'used his position of trust as a public official to take advantage' of a constituent by convincing her to sell him her late husband's firearm collection in exchange for $1,500, the attorney general's office said. The constituent soon changed her mind about parting with the guns, and Tran returned them to her. But within days, Tran returned to the constituent's home when she was there alone and stole a Colt .45 pistol that was part of the collection, the attorney general's office said. When interviewed by police about the theft, he tried to mislead investigators by giving conflicting stories about what happened. Tran also made false statements on his application to renew his firearms license in May 2019, the attorney general's office said. When Tran was first charged in the case in 2022, he also faced charges of larceny over $250 from a person over 60, obtaining a signature by false pretenses with intent to defraud and stealing by confining or putting a person in fear. These charges were dropped in exchange for a guilty plea, the attorney general's office said. Tran's jury trial on the charges was set to begin Monday. Instead, he was sentenced to six months in state prison on each of the three charges, but this time will be served concurrently with the federal prison sentences he is in the process of serving time for already, the attorney general's office said. In November 2023, Tran was arrested and charged with 25 counts of wire fraud and three counts of filing a false tax return. He was accused of fraudulently applying for pandemic unemployment benefits and hiding more than $50,000 in income from his paid consulting job from tax authorities, among other misdeeds. In September 2024, a federal jury convicted Tran on 23 of the charges against him. In February, a judge sentenced him to a year and a half in prison, two years of supervised release and to pay over $50,000 in restitution and fines, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office. Boston 15-year-old charged in knife assault on MBTA bus driver 2 men arrested in connection with shooting near University Park in Worcester Central Mass. man now facing manslaughter charge in connection with brother's death Mass. grandfather's online pain medication search spiraled into an international drug operation Man in critical condition after shooting near Brockton shopping plaza Read the original article on MassLive.
Boston Globe
4 days ago
- Health
- Boston Globe
Dean Tran, former state senator, pleads guilty to gun theft charges
Tran wrote in a letter submitted last month in his open federal case that he is struggling with physical and mental health problems. He said his 'oral hygiene is poor,' the food portions he receives are 'insufficient' at FMC Devens, and that the conditions are 'not sufficient for human life.' 'In these conditions, I cannot mount a defense to the charges against me,' he wrote in a six-page, handwritten affidavit. 'My health is deteriorating. . . . I find difficulty in writing even a short letter. I am in a haze and often can't think straight.' Advertisement A Fitchburg Republican, Tran served in the state Legislature from 2017 to January 2021, and unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2022 against US Representative Lori Trahan, a Westford Democrat. He's faced a litany of criminal cases since. Tran was indicted on the Advertisement In September, a federal jury found Tran guilty of He also is awaiting trial in a separate federal case where prosecutors In the gun case, prosecutors said a 77-year-old constituent contacted Tran in 2019, while he was a state senator, asking for help with 'personal and paperwork issues' following the death of her husband. Instead, prosecutors said, Tran convinced her to give him at least eight of her late husband's guns, made her sign a document, and paid her $1,500 in cash. When the woman's family and friends demanded Tran return the guns, he did, but only to return early in the morning, when he 'pushed' his way into the home, intimidated the woman into giving him the key to his husband's gun safe, and stole a Colt .45 handgun while the woman hid in her bedroom, prosecutors said. The gun was returned at a later date. Tran then allegedly misled State Police investigators, claiming that the guns were actually his, and that the woman should write him an apology letter and a 'letter to the editor thanking him for helping her recover a sentimental item.' Advertisement When he was charged, Tran called the allegations 'categorically false' and accused then-attorney general Maura Healey of 'partisan corruption' for pursuing the case while she ran for governor. Healey ultimately won the governor's office that fall. Matt Stout can be reached at
Mint
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
What are the conditions of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's parole after her prison release over the Rust shooting death?
In a development reigniting debate over accountability in Hollywood, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer for the ill-fated Alec Baldwin-led film Rust, has been released from prison. Her release comes just weeks after the troubled Western finally limped into cinemas, only to vanish from the box office without a trace. But her freedom comes with tightly controlled conditions. Gutierrez-Reed's parole will extend until May 23, 2026, though she will be under what is termed 'dual supervision' due to a separate weapons-related offence. This includes a conviction for unlawfully entering a firearm-restricted bar in Santa Fe with a gun prior to Rust's production. As part of her release conditions, she is prohibited from possessing firearms, must find employment, adhere to a curfew, undergo mental health evaluation, and wear an electronic monitoring device. She is also barred from having any contact with Hutchins' family, including her widower and child. The 26-year-old served just over 15 months of her 18-month sentence for her role in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during rehearsals in October 2021. The New Mexico Department of Corrections confirmed that Gutierrez-Reed was granted parole on May 23, exiting the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility the following morning. She has since returned to her home in Bullhead City, Arizona. The daughter of veteran Hollywood armorer Thell Reed, Gutierrez-Reed was relatively inexperienced when hired for Rust. Prosecutors alleged that her lack of diligence and oversight led to live ammunition making its way onto the set. On October 21, 2021, one of those rounds discharged from a Colt .45 replica in Alec Baldwin's hand during a rehearsal, fatally striking Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Though Baldwin maintains he did not pull the trigger, legal scrutiny has continued. Gutierrez-Reed was charged in early 2023 with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering. Despite calls from her legal team and others suggesting she was scapegoated amid wider safety failures on set, she became the only individual to serve prison time over the tragedy. As Hollywood grapples with renewed conversations about crew safety and responsibility, Gutierrez-Reed's release marks a complex and controversial chapter in the aftermath of one of the industry's most shocking on-set fatalities.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Yahoo
Cumberland County man claiming to be God threatened to kill neighbors with guns, large sword; police say
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A man threatened to kill his Cumberland County neighbors multiple times with guns and a sword, leading up to Sunday's police incident, court documents show. The night before the standoff, Keith Fox, 46, of Enola, allegedly told a neighbor she was 'going to die,' while allegedly waiving firearms over his privacy fence, along the 300 block of Park Avenue in East Pennsboro Township, police said in charging documents. Previous report: Police incident reported in Cumberland County Police said he was heard yelling 'I'll kill you,' while in his backyard, waving the guns. The next morning, police said, they were called to the area after getting reports about Fox pointing a large sword at three different homes while saying 'you're going to die,' charging docs state. Police said Fox was reported to be claiming he was 'God,' and he was citing biblical passages. According to court docs, one person also reported hearing Fox say, 'a .45 hollow point will go through your house and will kill you. Not if but when.' During this, Fox was allegedly seen in his backyard with an 'AR rifle' and two pistols, pointing them at two victims inside their residence. Police said he was also seen with a large amount of ammo for his guns. Police tried for hours to make contact with Fox after arriving at the scene, but had no luck. After getting a search warrant, police were able to enter Fox's home and found two 'Colt .45 caliber pistols' in his backyard, an 'AR 7.62 rifle,' along with three fully loaded magazines for it, in his living room. Police said they found more ammo during their search. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now A family had to evacuate their home because of the threats Fox was making, police said. 'The East Pennsboro Police would like to thank the Cumberland County Department of Public Safety, East Pennsboro EMS, East Pennsboro/Hampden Fire Police, Upper Allen Police, West Shore Regional Police, Hampden Police, Central Penn College Security Department and the Cumberland County CNT/SRT Team,' police said in a statement. Fox was taken to Cumberland County Prison after he was taken into custody, and he is locked up on bail set at $100,000 by Magisterial District Judge Michael Sanderson. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 7. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Prison time ordered for shooting outside Lima bar
Mar. 27—LIMA — Nakoshan Bouyer sobbed uncontrollably during his sentencing hearing Thursday while referencing his mother, whom he cared for during her battle against cancer until he was arrested last fall in connection with a shooting outside a Lima bar. "I'm so sorry. Please forgive me, Mom," Bouyer said tearfully before Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge Terri Kohlrieser sentenced him to two years in prison on charges of felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapon, felonies of the first- and third-degree, respectively. Bouyer pleaded guilty in February to the charges after shooting at another individual at a Lima bar in October. Two other charges were dismissed: illegal possession of a firearm in a liquor permit premises and having weapons while under disability, both third-degree felonies. A three-year firearm specification was also dropped, but Bouyer was ordered to forfeit a Colt .45 revolver. According to court documents, at around 11:30 p.m. Oct. 24, officers from the Lima Police Department were dispatched to Sheryl's bar, 200 W. Grand Ave., in response to a shooting. The victim and suspect both left the area before officers arrived, but officers looked at a surveillance video and spoke to a witness and determined a bald Black male had a firearm and pushed the victim outside. Multiple people reportedly heard gunshots afterward. Officers found Bouyer, 51, walking in the 200 block of South Kenilworth Avenue matching the description. He was in possession of a revolver, and officers could smell alcohol on his breath, documents show. In a document for a previous suppression hearing, Assistant Prosecutor Colleen Limerick wrote that Bouyer fired two shots at the victim, but they didn't strike him. Bouyer apologized for his actions and said he was "blessed" to learn no one was injured in the incident. During Thursday's hearing, Assistant Allen County Public Defender Megan McLean said Bouyer has exhibited a pattern of alcohol abuse that was tied to the shooting. "Voluntary intoxication is not a defense, but I also believe Nakoshan was not in his right mind that night — mental health-wise," McLean said. Featured Local Savings
