Anonymous ID: 48107d July 30, 2023, 7:15 a.m. No.19267844   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7861 >>7870 >>7906 >>7987

>>19266959 PB

>How much damage to fingers wouldsmashing someone's face in, do?

>It seems the Obamas were made to show their faces in public, does it not?

>Can ya?,

 

Possible Masshole Police Sting?

In addition to the ongoing Fake News MSM sting

It would seem most Massachusetts police outfits are corrupt AF

 

Howie Carr: Massachusetts State Police not making the grade

 

This culture of corruption and cover-up in the Massachusetts State Police must be eradicated, once and for all.

 

Who do these jack-booted thugs think they are — the FBI?

 

Our local multi-millionaire highway robbers need to go back to the pizza-delivery gigs they had before they got into the rackets. And that’s what the MSP is now, organized crime, a massive racketeering enterprise of grifts, shakedowns, gun-trafficking, drug deals, drunk driving, girlfriend-beating, embezzlement, etc.

 

And if a trooper is busted, most of the time the only “punishment” he gets is a lifetime six-figure annual pension at age 45 or 50, tax-free if he can scam a “disability,” which most of these sticky-fingered crooks can.

 

C’mon down, ex-Trooper Matthew Kelley, late of the “gang unit.” I think that means he was in the gang.

 

Kelley’s tawdry career ended in ignominy in early May, after he suffered what the brass at first described as a “medical emergency.”

 

This week, almost three months after the Herald began asking the State Police to confirm what we already knew as fact, they finally copped to the fact that Kelley had been dishonorably discharged for “improper storage of contraband.”

 

But at first they wouldn’t even say what the contraband was. Finally they admitted, “the contraband was narcotics.”

 

So Kelley had a “medical emergency,” after which he was fired for “improper storage” of narcotics. Hmmmm, I wonder where exactly Trooper Kelley was improperly storing the narcotics.

 

The Herald knew all this almost instantly — there are still some honest troopers out there, and they know how to get in touch with us.

 

If these honest cops weren’t keeping us (and you) informed, I guarantee that now-ex-troopers like the Foxboro Flasher Andrew Patterson, and Dwayne “Who Stole My Glock While I Was Shacking Up in Providence?” Correia would still be on the road making $200,000-plus a year.

 

On Kelley, we just needed an official confirmation from the State Police. That was three months ago.

 

The troopers’ stonewalling on Kelley began as soon as the first inquiry was made. The “medical emergency” was grudgingly acknowledged by a hack flack, with a one-sentence addendum:

 

“I have nothing further to add.”

 

We began filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, which by law are supposed to be answered in 10 days. When the phone didn’t ring, we knew it was the State Police.

 

Kelley vanished from the state payroll immediately. May turned into June. We filed more FOIA’s, got more non-responses. At the end of June, we learned that Kelley had, ahem, resigned, which seemed a rather harsh punishment for a “medical emergency.”

 

We asked the MSP to confirm his termination. No response. We filed more FOIA’s, to no avail.

 

As recklessly lawless as the MSP has become, they sometimes include a formal notice of dishonorable discharge in the orders of the day. Kelley, though, got a good, thorough leaving alone.

 

We kept making calls, perusing court documents. We assumed that Kelley had made arrests, and that at some point even the sleazy MSP was going to have to let the perps he’d lugged know about his “medical emergency” and subsequent termination.

 

If you’re a real reporter — and there aren’t many left — you know what to do next. You google Kelley’s name, find out who he’s been arresting. Once you have the defendants’ names, you get the docket numbers of their cases and pull the latest filings.

 

It may take a while, but eventually you may hit pay dirt.

 

It happened last week, in an obscure discovery motion filed July 26 in Bristol Superior Court. The attorney general listed 79 different pieces of evidence in a criminal case and then at the bottom of page 4 dropped this news:

 

“Please also be advised that Matthew Kelley, who was dishonorably discharged from the MSP on June 28, 2021, participated in the car stop….”

 

Bingo!

 

https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/08/07/howie-carr-massachusetts-state-police-rate-a-disgraceful-f/

Anonymous ID: 48107d July 30, 2023, 7:19 a.m. No.19267861   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7870 >>7906 >>7987

>>19267844

>Howie Carr: Massachusetts State Police not making the grade

 

So it was finally public record. But the MSP asked for still more time to confirm — as if three months since of stonewalling and foot-dragging since the “medical emergency” wasn’t enough.

 

We have more questions about other staties for the MSP. This fired probationary trooper Nidu Andrade — to whom exactly were his “inappropriate texts sent?” Was it someone he met on the job? Under what circumstances?

 

When will you release Andrade’s actual texts? We need some more comic gold from you bent grossly overpaid clowns.

 

Another question: What percentage of state troopers applying for “disability” are approved? (The over-under line in Vegas is 100%.)

 

Does the very ethical MSP use the same medical board as the rest of the state? If not, why not?

 

Do any state troopers (retired and/or current) have any children who are about to be tried in criminal cases in Suffolk County?

 

Should the academy at New Braintree add more courses for the recruits, teaching them, for example, how a GPS can be used against them in a court of law if they’re embezzling federal overtime money?

 

Also, shouldn’t MSP recruits be instructed in the latest trends in drug trafficking, namely, the use of pill presses to produce counterfeit prescription tablets, and how what you take to be a safe FDA-approved opioid might in fact be fentanyl, which could lead to an unforeseen medical emergency?

 

By the way, Gov. Charlie Baker vows to get to the bottom of this pandemic of corruption among his dear pals on the State Police.

 

Rest assured, the governor will leave no stone unturned, except the ones all his crooked cops are hiding under.

 

(Listen to Howie’s show on AM 680 WRKO weekdays from 3-7 p.m.)

 

Police Misconduct Media Reports — 2022

 

Below are all known alleged and confirmed acts of misconduct by Massachusetts police officers that have been reported by the news media in 2022. If I missed an incident or made a mistake, please contact me about it. For an explanation of the criteria for which stories are included, see here.

 

Department Officer(s) Action Outcome Description Source

Acton Michael Eracleo, Tyler Russell Investigation Two Acton police officers placed on leave after former high school student claims the pair had engaged in inappropriate behavior while employed as school-resource officers. MassLive

Acton Michael Eracleo, Tyler Russell Investigation Resignation (2) Two Acton police officers resign after being accused of inappropriate conduct by former high school student. The officers were disciplined for misconduct unrelated to the student's allegations. Boston.com

Amherst Tyler Martins Investigation Amherst police officer who was caught on video telling teens they "don't have rights" was wrong but did not abuse authority, according to report by director of Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Daily Hampshire Gazette

Arlington Unknown (3) Lawsuit Three Arlington police officers face lawsuit from Black man who alleges he was held at gunpoint, handcuffed, searched, and arrested by the officers in 2021. The officers had been chasing a white suspect. An internal investigation found that the officers violated several policies. Associated Press

Barnstable Brian Jenkins Lawsuit Settlement Barnstable agrees to pay $32,000 to settle lawsuit by woman who was injured after former police officer who allegedly wasn't using siren or emergency lights rear-ended her vehicle in 2017. Cape Cod Times

Barnstable David Heise Lawsuit Settlement Barnstable agrees to pay $35,000 to settle lawsuit by estate of pedestrian who died from his injuries after being struck by police officer who was allegedly driving 88 MPH in a 40 MPH zone in 2017. Cape Cod Times

 

https://qmr.news/police-misconduct-media-reports/pmr-2022/

Anonymous ID: 48107d July 30, 2023, 7:22 a.m. No.19267870   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7872 >>7906 >>7987 >>8016 >>8223

>>19267844

>Possible Masshole Police Sting?

>In addition to the ongoing Fake News MSM sting

>It would seem most Massachusetts police outfits are corrupt AF

>>19267861

>Police Misconduct Media Reports — 2022

 

Former President of Massachusetts State Police Union and Former Lobbyist Convicted of RICO, Fraud, Obstruction and Tax Charges

Thursday, November 3, 2022

 

 

BOSTON – The former President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) and the union’s former Massachusetts lobbyist were convicted by a federal jury today of racketeering, fraud, obstruction of justice and tax crimes.

 

Dana A. Pullman, 60, of Worcester, and Anne M. Lynch, 71, of Hull, were convicted following a 20-day jury trial of one count of racketeering conspiracy, one count of honest services wire fraud, three counts of wire fraud, one count of obstruction of justice and one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. Pullman was also convicted of two additional counts of wire fraud and two counts of aiding and assisting the filing of a false tax return. Lynch was convicted of an additional count of obstruction of justice and four counts of aiding and assisting in the filing of a false tax return. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock scheduled sentencing for March 8, 2023. Pullman and Lynch were arrested and charged in August 2019 and subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2019.

 

“Being a police officer is a noble and valued profession. It is an honor and privilege to serve as a member of law enforcement. With that honor and privilege comes immense responsibility. Regardless of whether some may think it’s unfair, as members of law enforcement, we are and should be held to a higher standard. Our fundamental responsibility is plain and simple – to protect and serve. We enforce the law, we do not break it,” said United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins. “Police union leadership is supposed to fight for the rights, benefits and protections of their members. Not their own self-interests for personal financial gain. Mr. Pullman and Ms. Lynch concocted a fraudulent scheme to game the system for their personal financial benefit, all under the guise of looking out for hard working union members. Today’s conviction affirms that. Their criminal conduct has diminished the already strained relationship and lack of trust some communities feel toward law enforcement. And when communities don’t trust law enforcement, we are all less safe.”

 

“Today’s verdict proves that Dana Pullman and Anne Lynch were paid to look out for the best interests of Massachusetts State Police union members, but instead were only looking out for themselves, lining their pockets with thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks and defrauding at least two different companies seeking to do business with the state,” said Joseph Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division. “They crossed over the thin blue line to committing felonies while the real victims in this case—hard-working troopers, taxpayers, and businesses—were short changed and shut out of the honest government services they deserve. The FBI has zero tolerance for those who exploit their official positions for personal gain and then try to obstruct our investigation into their criminal conduct.”

 

“Instead of honestly representing the interests of the more than 1,500 Massachusetts law enforcement professionals, these defendants cared more about enriching themselves through a series of bribes and kickbacks. Today’s guilty verdict affirms that their actions violated the trust given to them and this conduct will not go unpunished,” said Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, Boston Field Office.

Anonymous ID: 48107d July 30, 2023, 7:22 a.m. No.19267872   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7906 >>7987 >>8016 >>8223

>>19267870

>Former President of Massachusetts State Police Union and Former Lobbyist Convicted of RICO, Fraud, Obstruction and Tax Charges

 

SPAM is an association consisting of more than 1,500 Troopers and Sergeants from the Massachusetts State Police (MSP). SPAM acts as the exclusive bargaining agent between its members and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding the terms and conditions of SPAM members’ employment. Pullman, who was an MSP trooper from 1987 to 2018, was the President of SPAM from 2012 until his resignation on Sept. 28, 2018. Lynch’s lobbying firm represented SPAM during the same time period, in exchange for monthly retainer payments.

 

From at least 2012 until Pullman resigned as the President in September 2018, Pullman and Lynch turned SPAM into a racketeering enterprise, using Pullman’s position and power to defraud SPAM members, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and vendors looking to do business with the MSP. Among other things, Pullman and Lynch defrauded SPAM members and the Commonwealth of their right to honest services from Pullman when Lynch paid Pullman a $20,000 kickback in connection with a settlement agreement between SPAM and the Commonwealth. Pullman and Lynch defrauded two different companies that sought to do business with the MSP by hiding from the vendors the fact that Lynch was paying Pullman to direct vendors to use Lynch’s services. The defendants hid the payments from Lynch and her lobbying firm to Pullman in a manner designed to avoid reporting and paying taxes on that income to the IRS. Pullman and Lynch also attempted to obstruct the grand jury’s investigation of this matter by manipulating subpoenaed records, and Lynch attempted to obstruct the grand jury’s investigation by lying to investigators.

 

Additionally, Pullman embezzled and misused SPAM funds for personal use by using a debit card tied to a SPAM bank account to pay for thousands of dollars of meals and travel for an individual with whom Pullman was having a romantic relationship.

 

The charges of racketeering conspiracy and fraud each provide for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater. The charge of obstruction of justice provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. The charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater. The charge of aiding and assisting the filing of a false tax return provides for a sentence of up to three years in prison, one year of supervised release and fine of $100,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

 

U.S. Attorney Rollins, FBI SAC Bonavolonta and IRS SAC Simpson made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristina E. Barclay and Neil J. Gallagher Jr. of Rollins’ Public Corruption & Special Prosecutions Unit are prosecuting the case.

 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-president-massachusetts-state-police-union-and-former-lobbyist-convicted-rico

Anonymous ID: 48107d July 30, 2023, 7:29 a.m. No.19267906   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7920 >>7964 >>7987

>>19267844

>Possible Masshole Police Sting?

>In addition to the ongoing Fake News MSM sting

>It would seem most Massachusetts police outfits are corrupt AF

 

>>19267861

>Police Misconduct Media Reports — 2022

>>19267872

 

>>19267870

>Former President of Massachusetts State Police Union and Former Lobbyist Convicted of RICO, Fraud, Obstruction and Tax Charge

>>19267872

 

Framed: Karen Read vs. The Commonwealth as she's Charged with the Death of John O'Keefe

Turtleboy Live

38.6K subscribers

39,628 views Premiered Jun 30, 2023 #truecrime

The true crime story of how Karen Read was charged for the death of John O'Keefe is a complicated one. We have devoted countless shows and over 60 blogs on the story at tbdailynews.com.

 

This video follows the narrative of the first blog with updates added in. You'll get to familiarize yourself with the story and all the people involved. Ideal for those who know it well and for those just discovering it. Remember, you can change the playback speed in settings if it's too fast.

 

Karen Read Legal Defense Fund

 

Framed: Karen Read vs. The Commonwealth as she's Charged with the Death of John O'Keefe

Anonymous ID: 48107d July 30, 2023, 7:33 a.m. No.19267920   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7964 >>7987

>>19267906

>Framed: Karen Read vs. The Commonwealth as she's Charged with the Death of John O'Keefe

 

Canton Coverup Part 84: Police Seen Spying On Massive Protest Outside Norfolk Superior Courthouse For Karen Read

Aidan Kearney4 days ago

 

I’m still blown away by our protest on the steps of Norfolk Superior Courthouse on Tuesday. Over 500 people showed up in person armed with signs, shirts, and their voices, to show their support for Karen Read and their disgust with the coverup of John O’Keefe’s murder. Over 3,500 people were watching the live stream, which unfortunately became blurry due to the amount of cell phones using data in the area.

 

When I first started streaming a couple blocks away I could hear my voice coming out of multiple cars, as drivers in Dedham were tuning in to listen to the protest. That was the moment I realized how big this was going to be.

 

As I approached the courthouse I saw well over 100 people already there despite the fact that I had arrived 15 minutes early. Turtle riders were fired up for justice!

 

https://tbdailynews.com/canton-coverup-part-84-police-seen-spying-on-massive-protest-outside-norfolk-superior-courthouse-for-karen-read/

Anonymous ID: 48107d July 30, 2023, 7:41 a.m. No.19267964   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>7972 >>7987 >>8016

>>19267906

>Framed: Karen Read vs. The Commonwealth as she's Charged with the Death of John O'Keefe

>>19267920

>Canton Coverup Part 84: Police Seen Spying On Massive Protest

 

Massachusetts Attorney/Clown/Firefighter/Priest Mike Cupolli Gets Caught Trying To Meet 15 Year Old Boy For SexIn Worcester, Attacks Pedo Poacher, Ratchetry Ensues

 

'THIS IS POST #01 OF 03 because apparently my photographs of screenshots are too big to include in one single post'.

 

A pedophile Massachusetts attorney named Michael Cupoli, III was caught trying to meet a 15 year old boy for sex by ‘’’PP Mass’’’, a legendary pedophile poacher named Jay.

 

LINK - https://tbdailynews.com/attorney-clown-firefighter-priest-mike-cupolli-gets-caught-trying-to-meet-15-year-old-boy-for-sex-in-worcester-attacks-pedo-poacher-ratchetry-ensues/

 

ARCHIVE - https://archive.ph/6V1IU

 

Is it any surprise that Jay previously caught the Stow, Massachusetts police chief in a pedophile sting and now just caught a pedophile who is a Massachusetts attorney?

 

It seems like every Massachusetts public official is a sick disgusting evil miscreant. . . .

 

POLICE CHIEF LINK - https://nypost.com/2020/04/20/massachusetts-cop-ralph-marino-out-after-claims-he-tried-to-solicit-teen/

 

POLICE CHIEF ARCHIVE - https://archive.ph/ONdKa

 

Let’s make this pedophile Massachusetts lawyer called Michael Cupoli, III very famous, guys.

 

https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/17453983.html#17454240

 

Q Research General #14661: Go time!

 

Anthony Weiner's (Likely) massachusetts Prison Guard Busted Trying To Sexually Abuse A Child.

 

Another law enforcement pedophile bagged in massachusetts.

 

These good guys, called WOO COUNTY CATCHERS on YouTube, we trained by Jay of PREDATOR POACHERS massachusetts. Jay got famous when he caught former Stow, massachusetts police chief, Rusty Marino, trying to meet a 14 year old boy for sex.

 

This guy on the video is a federal corrections officer in central massachusetts, meaning he works at DEVENS, meaning 'Anthony Wiener's prison guard got busted trying to meet a child for sex.

 

I'll dig up more info on TURTLEBOY SPORTS. They just broke this story.

 

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/kka7tYhiBf4

 

Pedos are everywhere. DEATH TO ALL PEDOS.

 

Video Reveals Disturbing Text Messages Stow Police Chief Sent 14 Year Old Boy, Pedo Poachers Live Show Interview Set For 7 PM

Aidan KearneyApril 19, 2020

 

https://tbdailynews.com/video-reveals-disturbing-text-messages-stow-police-chief-sent-14-year-old-boy-pedo-poachers-live-show-interview-set-for-7-pm/

Anonymous ID: 48107d July 30, 2023, 7:47 a.m. No.19267987   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8003 >>8051 >>8081 >>8182

>>19267972

>No TABLE

muh bun

 

>>19267844

>Possible Masshole Police Sting?

>In addition to the ongoing Fake News MSM sting

>It would seem most Massachusetts police outfits are corrupt AF

 

>>19267861

>Police Misconduct Media Reports — 2022

>>19267872

 

>>19267870

>Former President of Massachusetts State Police Union and Former Lobbyist Convicted of RICO, Fraud, Obstruction and Tax Charge

>>19267872

 

>>19267906

>Framed: Karen Read vs. The Commonwealth as she's Charged with the Death of John O'Keefe

>>19267920

>Canton Coverup Part 84: Police Seen Spying On Massive Protest

 

>>19267964

>Massachusetts Attorney/Clown/Firefighter/Priest Mike Cupolli Gets Caught Trying To Meet 15 Year Old Boy For Sex

> Video Reveals Disturbing Text Messages Stow Police Chief Sent 14 Year Old Boy

 

Massachusetts State Police relieve 4 troopers of duty in overtime scandal

 

Published: 8/14/2018 7:52:46 AM

 

BOSTON — Massachusetts State Police have temporarily relieved four troopers of duty in the ongoing scandal over overtime pay.

 

Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, Superintendent of the state police, said Monday the decision is a result of the department’s continued review of records and data indicative of whether members were “present and working overtime shifts for which they were paid.”

 

There are scheduled internal hearings for the unidentified officers to determine their duty status will be during the investigation.

 

Internal affairs investigators with the Massachusetts State Police saw warning signs of the overtime pay scandal currently rocking the department years ago, yet the agency failed to act, according to a Boston Globe report published Monday.

 

Investigators in 2014 were looking for evidence that two troopers were secretly escorting funeral processions and taking cash under the table, but during that probe they found that troopers had routinely filed for more than 30 hours a week in overtime and paid details they either didn’t work or didn’t complete, according to internal files reviewed by the newspaper.

 

Those details never made it into the investigators’ final report.

 

A state police audit earlier this year found that more than 20 troopers may have been paid overtime for shifts they did not work. More than 40 state troopers are now under investigation in connection to the overtime scandal and several are facing criminal charges as part of a wide-ranging federal investigation.

 

In addition, at least eight of the people flagged in the department’s own internal inspections for extraordinary overtime since 2011 are now under investigation by prosecutors for suspected fraudulent overtime more recently.

 

A department spokesman said he was “unaware of any systemic response” to potential overtime discrepancies pinpointed in agency audits.

 

Gilpin, who took over command in November, said the agency has made several changes since, including requiring troopers to show up for a face-to-face roll call at some point in each eight-hour shift, better tracking of high earners, and activating GPS devices in police vehicles.

 

“We owe the public to be transparent and do whatever we can do to show people we are serious about earning back the public trust,” Gilpin said.

 

https://www.gazettenet.com/State-police-relieve-4-troopers-of-duty-in-overtime-scandal-19468529

Anonymous ID: 48107d July 30, 2023, 7:50 a.m. No.19268003   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8009 >>8017 >>8034 >>8051 >>8081

>>19267987

>muh bun

we can call it the Massachusetts Police Corrupt AF bun

 

Chef's DeathNotConsidered Suspicious, Police Say

 

Ethan Genter

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 - 4:49pm

 

 

State police Tuesday said they are not considering the death of Tafari Campbell, who was found in Edgartown Great Pond earlier this week, suspicious.

 

Mr. Campbell, 45, went missing Sunday while paddleboarding on the pond and divers recovered his body the following day. A post-mortem examination by the state medical examiner found no external trauma or injuries, police said in a statement.

 

Police interviewed another paddleboarder who was with Mr. Campbell Sunday and they indicated that Mr. Campbell was standing on his board, lost balance and fell into the water. Mr. Campbell struggled to stay afloat and then went under the surface.

 

Mr. Campbell, who worked as a personal chef for former President Barack Obama and was near his Edgartown summer home, was not wearing a personal flotation device and was not leashed to the paddleboard, police said.

 

The other paddleboarder tried to swim to Mr. Campbell, according to police, but was unable to reach him in time. The other man then swam to shore and told another person what had happened. That person called 911, which initiated a wide-ranging search that spanned Sunday night and Monday morning, according to police.

 

The investigation into Mr. Campbell’s death and his post-mortem examination are now completed, according to police, with the exception of toxicology reports. Running those tests are standard practice in all autopsies and generally take several weeks to complete.

 

“Barring any further significant developments, which are not expected at this time, the State Police will provide no further updates on Mr. Campbell’s tragic passing,” police said.

Anonymous ID: 48107d July 30, 2023, 7:56 a.m. No.19268034   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8051 >>8081

>>19268003

>we can call it the Massachusetts Police Corrupt AF bun

 

>Chef's DeathNotConsidered Suspicious, Police Say

 

The Chappaquiddick incident occurred on the island in Massachusetts of the same name some time around midnight between July 18 and 19, 1969,[5][6] when Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy negligently drove his car off a narrow bridge, causing it to overturn in a tidal pond. This resulted in the drowning death of his 28-year-old passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, who was trapped inside the vehicle.[7][8][9][10]

 

Kennedy left a party on Chappaquiddick at 11:15 p.m. Friday. He maintained that his intent was to immediately take Kopechne to a ferry landing and return to Edgartown, but that he accidentally made a wrong turn onto a dirt road leading to a one-lane bridge. After his car skidded off the bridge into Poucha Pond, Kennedy swam free, and maintained that he tried to rescue Kopechne from the submerged car, but that he could not. Kopechne's death could have happened any time between about 11:30 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday, as an off-duty deputy sheriff stated he saw a car matching Kennedy's license plate at 12:40 a.m. Kennedy left the scene and did not report the accident to police until after 10 a.m. Saturday. Meanwhile, a diver recovered Kopechne's body from Kennedy's car shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday.

 

At a July 25, 1969, court hearing, Kennedy pled guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident, and received a two-month suspended jail sentence. In a televised statement that same evening, he said his conduct immediately after the accident "made no sense to me at all", and that he regarded his failure to report the accident immediately as "indefensible". A January 5, 1970, judicial inquest concluded that Kennedy and Kopechne did not intend to take the ferry, and that Kennedy intentionally turned toward the bridge, operating his vehicle negligently, if not recklessly, at too high a speed for the hazard which the bridge posed in the dark. The judge stopped short of recommending charges, and a grand jury convened on April 6, 1970, returning no indictments. On May 27, 1970, a Registry of Motor Vehicles hearing resulted in Kennedy's driver's license being suspended for a total of sixteen months after the accident.

 

The Chappaquiddick incident became national news that influenced Kennedy's decision not to run for President in 1972 and 1976,[8][9][10] and it was said to have undermined his chances of ever becoming President.[11] Kennedy ultimately decided to enter the 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, but earned only 37.6% of the vote and lost the nomination to incumbent President Jimmy Carter.