‘Turtleboy’ blogger Aidan Kearney arrested in particular prosecutor investigation

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Kearney has generated controversy in latest months whereas running a blog prolifically concerning the homicide case towards Karen Learn.

Aidan Kearney, the Massachusetts man behind the controversial “Turtleboy” information weblog, is in police custody as he faces a slew of legal prices. 

Stoughton District Courtroom information point out Kearney has been charged with conspiracy; six counts of intimidating a witness, juror, police officer, or court docket official; and two counts of picketing a court docket, choose, juror, witness, or court docket officer. It was not instantly clear whether or not Kearney had an lawyer who may communicate to the costs.

The court docket clerk confirmed that Kearney is presently in Massachusetts State Police custody. Video from NBC10 Boston posted to the social media platform X reveals a number of officers main Kearney into the courthouse handcuffed.

Particulars concerning the prices weren’t instantly accessible, as Kearney has but to be arraigned. Nevertheless, he’s generated controversy in latest months whereas running a blog prolifically concerning the homicide case towards Karen Learn, a Mansfield girl accused of backing her automobile into her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, final 12 months. 

Kearney has attended a number of of the pre-trial hearings in Learn’s case, additionally main demonstrations exterior the courthouse and filming his confrontations with regulation enforcement officers and witnesses within the case. 

In August, Norfolk District Legal professional Michael Morrissey issued a uncommon video assertion condemning the “baseless” harassment of witnesses in Learn’s case, although he didn’t point out Kearney or Turtleboy by title.

“We attempt individuals within the court docket and never on the web for a cause,” Morrissey stated within the video. “The web has no guidelines of proof. The web has no punishment for perjury. And the web doesn’t know all of the information.”

Reached for touch upon Kearney’s legal prices, a spokesperson for Morrissey stated the DA, “using the particular prosecutor statute, appointed impartial counsel to look into the accusations of witness intimidation and different actions by that celebration.”

The spokesperson named Ken Mello because the particular prosecutor and directed additional remark to the Fall River lawyer.

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