A man participating in a protest encampment Burlington’s City Hall Park was shot and wounded yesterday. The injury is, reportedly, life-threatening. Police are unable to report whether or not the gunshot was self-inflicted, but they do not believe that the public should fear being at risk. Occupy protesters have inhabited the park since late October in [...]
Braintree teen points gun at boy for talking to his girlfriend
May 31, 2011 Leave a Comment
A 16-year old Braintree teen was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly fired a gun in the air and then pointed it at 15-year old teen after the victim was talking to the suspect’s girlfriend. Police responded to a call about underage drinking in the woods behind Flaherty School on Saturday evening. Officers questioned many [...]
Antique gun, bullets removed from Charlie Sheen’s home
March 12, 2011 1 Comment
According to CNN, an antique gun and some bullets were taken from the home of Charlie Sheen after a search, the actor’s divorce attorney Mark Gross confirmed Friday. Gross said that he did not believe that by having the items his client was in violation of a temporary restraining order, which was filed on March [...]
Ja Rule pleads guilty to gun charge
Dec. 14, 2010 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Rapper Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeff Atkins, pleaded guilty on Monday to attempted criminal possession of a weapon and will serve two years in prison. This all started when police pulled the 34-year-old rapper over after a concert in New York and found a semi-automatic handgun hidden in the rear [...]
Convicted felon gets 70 months for gun charge
Nov. 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
A Providence man who told investigators that he armed himself because of his “lifestyle” and as a means to protect women who worked for his escort service was sentenced Monday to 70 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge. James Lombardi, 26, was [...]
We got our Weezy back!
Nov. 5, 2010 1 Comment
This morning, Lil Wayne, real name Dwayne Michael Carter, has been released from jail after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for gun possession. His fans have been tweeting “#FreeWeezy” for months while he was in jail and he was a trending topic on Twitter this morning. After his release, Wayne was going back [...]
Framingham cop charged with threatening man with gun
Sept. 30, 2010 1 Comment
A Framingham Police Department detective face charges he pointed a gun at a man when the he complained that the on-duty cop was urinating on his property. Scott Brown, 38, of Mendon, was indicted by a Middlesex grand jury on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and making threats. According to Middlesex District Attorney [...]
Guilty plea in fatal Sox-Yankees fight
Oct. 29, 2008 Leave a Comment
Julio Rodriguez, a barber from Lawrence, Mass., pleaded guilty Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter after an October 2004 he killed a man and wounded two others over a Yankees-Red Sox playoff game The Associated Press reports that Rodriguez, 62, was sentenced to five years in prison and credited for the four he has already served since [...]