BOSTON — A federal judge will rule next month on retired State Police Superintendent Richard D. McKeon's bid to dismiss the explosive lawsuit filed by one of his former underlings alleging a top-level conspiracy to remove incriminating details from the arrest report of a politically connected Worcester County judge's daughter.
At a scheduling conference held in Boston on Monday, U.S. District Court Judge George O'Toole set 2 p.m. March 15 as the date and time when he will hear arguments on McKeon's motion to dismiss.
Despite increasing evidence pointing to multiple public safety failures on the part of the Broward County Sheriff's office, Democrats, led in part by Massachusetts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, remain staunchly committed to blaming the National Rifle Association for the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida earlier this month.
Warren's latest move, launched Monday, saw her fire off a host of intimidating letters to investment firms that have connections to the American firearms industry. The three gun manufacturers named by Warren include one from her home state — Springfield's American Outdoor Brands, formerly known as Smith & Wesson — along with Connecticut-based Sturm, Ruger & Company, and Utah-based Vista Outdoor.
