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Salem Social Media Star Ernest Johnson Gets 3 Years Prison Time: Feds Salem Social Media Star Ernest Johnson Gets 3 Years Prison Time: Feds Salem Social Media Star Ernest Johnson Gets 3 Years Prison Time: Feds
Salem Social Media Star Ernest Johnson Gets 3 Years Prison Time: Feds A viral social media icon who promoted violence and "flaunted" his arsenal of drugs and guns was sentenced to over three years of prison time, officials say.  Ernest Johnson, who often went by "Yo Pesci" or "Mr. Live Mr. Drive," was involved in a "prolific and violent" North Shore drug trafficking ring that distributed over 500,000 deadly fentanyl pills designed to look like Percocet tablets, according to the District of Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office. Johnson, 34, received a sentence of 90 months in prison and three years of supervised release on Monday, Feb. 27, after pleading guilt…
Westfield Woman Called In Bomb Threat Hoax To Children's Hospital: FBI Westfield Woman Called In Bomb Threat Hoax To Children's Hospital: FBI Westfield Woman Called In Bomb Threat Hoax To Children's Hospital: FBI
Westfield Woman Called In Bomb Threat Hoax To Children's Hospital: FBI FBI agents arrested a Westfield woman on Thursday, Sept. 15, in connection with a bomb threat called into Boston Children's Hospital late last month.  Catherine Leavy, 37, is charged with making a false telephonic bomb threat for the Aug. 30 call, which forced police to lock down the area, federal authorities announced and a press conference.  Leavy allegedly called the Children's Hospital from her cell phone and said: "There is a bomb on the way to the hospital, you better evacuate everybody you sickos," WCVB reported.  Authorities locked down the hospit…
Man Sentenced For Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat Off Nantucket Man Sentenced For Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat Off Nantucket Man Sentenced For Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat Off Nantucket
Man Sentenced For Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat Off Nantucket A Mexican national last known to be living in Virginia will spend nearly two decades behind bars after admitting to viciously attacking three former coworkers on a commercial fishing boat, killing one during a violent attack off the coast of Nantucket in Massachusetts. Franklin Freddy Meave Vasquez, 31, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 235 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree murder, attempted murder, and assault with a dangerous weapon. On Sept. 23, 2018, “The Captain Billy Haver” …
Virginia Man Sentenced For Assault, Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat Virginia Man Sentenced For Assault, Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat Virginia Man Sentenced For Assault, Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat
Virginia Man Sentenced For Assault, Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat A Mexican national last known to be living in Virginia will spend nearly two decades behind bars after admitting to viciously attacking three former coworkers on a commercial fishing boat, killing one during a violent attack off the coast of Nantucket in Massachusetts. Franklin Freddy Meave Vasquez, 31, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 235 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree murder, attempted murder, and assault with a dangerous weapon. On Sept. 23, 2018, “The Captain Billy Haver” …
Hampden County Man Sentenced For Placing Firebomb At Jewish Nursing Home, Lying To FBI Hampden County Man Sentenced For Placing Firebomb At Jewish Nursing Home, Lying To FBI Hampden County Man Sentenced For Placing Firebomb At Jewish Nursing Home, Lying To FBI
Hampden County Man Sentenced For Placing Firebomb At Jewish Nursing Home, Lying To FBI A Western Massachusetts man will spend years behind bars after being sentenced for placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Jewish nursing home and lying to the FBI about it, federal authorities announced. Hampden County resident John Rathbun, age 37, of East Longmeadow, has been sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release after being convicted by a federal jury for attempting to bomb the facility on April 2, 2020, and later lying to investigators about his whereabouts that day. US Attorney Rachael Robbins said that on the morning of April 2, 2020, Rathbun ass…
Former Youth Football Coach In Massachusetts Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Children Former Youth Football Coach In Massachusetts Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Children Former Youth Football Coach In Massachusetts Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Children
Former Youth Football Coach In Massachusetts Sentenced For Sexually Exploiting Children A former youth football coach in Massachusetts who preyed on minors and took video of himself sexually abusing them has been sentenced in federal court. Derek Sheehan, age 51, a former Norwell youth football coach in Plymouth County, was sentenced to 45 years in prison and five years of supervised release after pleading guilty over the summer to three counts of sexual exploitation of children. “Mr. Sheehan abused his status as a youth football coach to prey on vulnerable children. He manipulated and sexually exploited them for months, and for that he will spend the rest of his life behind b…
CT Man Gets 40-Year Sentence For Child Exploitation CT Man Gets 40-Year Sentence For Child Exploitation CT Man Gets 40-Year Sentence For Child Exploitation
CT Man Gets 40-Year Sentence For Child Exploitation A Connecticut man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for child exploitation offenses. Hartford County resident Jonathan Monson, of Granby, was convicted in October last year of four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, eight counts of distribution of child pornography, two counts of receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. On Monday, May 24, Monson, age 39, was sentenced in federal court in Springfield to 40 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts announced. Prosecutors …