Saturday, June 15, 2013

Slow Saturday Special: Transit Cop Taken Into Custody After Shooting Up New Hampshire Hotel

"Suspended Transit Police detective arrested at Nashua hotel

A suspended MBTA Transit Police detective is behind bars in New Hampshire after he allegedly shot up a hotel room and pointed a handgun at heavily armed Nashua police officers when they tried to take him into custody, officials said. Gary McKeon, 47, was arrested around 3 p.m. Thursday in an unnamed Nashua hotel after relatives contacted authorities to say they feared McKeon might harm himself. McKeon pleaded not guilty in Nashua District Court Friday to four counts of reckless conduct and one count of criminal threatening. Joe Pesaturo, spokesman for the MBTA, said McKeon was put on administrative leave Dec. 17 after he was arrested by Chelmsford police on another charge."

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"McKeon allegedly fired four shots into the walls of his rented room, police said. Nashua police deployed its SWAT officers, known as the Special Reaction Team, and during a confrontation McKeon allegedly pointed a firearm at police. He later surrendered peacefully, and Nashua police, citing state laws, would not say if a handgun was recovered....

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