Alleged lookout in prison killing of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger leaves court a free man

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Alleged lookout in prison killing of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger leaves court a free man

ByPeter McHugh

June 17, 2024 9:27 pm

Sean McKinnon, the accused co-conspirator in the bludgeoning death of Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, was sentenced to time served on Monday, avoiding any additional prison time.

McKinnon, 38, pled guilty to the lesser charge of lying to a federal officer, with prosecutors dropping the most serious charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

Last month, McKinnon, along with convicted mob enforcers Fotios “Freddy” Geas and Paul DeCologero, agreed to plea deals with the federal government. McKinnon remains the first of these three to appear before the U.S. district court in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Originally accused of being a “lookout” for Geas and DeCologero as they entered Bulger’s cell, McKinnon has insisted he had nothing to do with the murder. In interviews with NBC and the Boston Globe, he vehemently denied the charge. Rather than keeping watch for guards, McKinnon claims he had only been watching the morning news on the chow hall television.