A woman’s cell phone was slipped into the pocket of a witness in a grand jury murder investigation, recording the proceedings. During a pre-testimony interview, a female witness found out there was a cell phone in her jacket pocket that had been set to record.
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From Marshfield Mariner and Patriot Ledger
A Norwell woman was indicted Feb. 3 on charges that she taped grand jury testimony and misled the State Police investigation into the murder of a Marshfield resident Robert McKenna, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz announced.
A Plymouth County grand jury indicted Brianne St. Peter McMahon, 36, on three counts of wiretapping, and one count each of misleading a police investigation and distribution of transcript or distribution of grand jury testimony with intent to interfere with criminal proceedings.
In October, McMahon traveled with a friend who was also a witness to appear before the grand jury at Brockton Superior Court. While conducting proceedings, State Police assigned to the DA’s office found out that a phone may have been secreted into the grand jury in a witness’ jacket pocket and that the phone was used to record the proceedings and interviews, according to the DA’ s office. State Police seized the phone from the witness/friend.
Later that same afternoon, McMahon came to the DA’s office in Brockton to retrieve the lost phone. She was interviewed by State Police, charged and placed under arrest.
The indictments allege that McMahon slipped her Samsung phone into the pocket of her unsuspecting acquaintance and taped the grand jury interview of that witness, according to the DA’ s office.
On Sept. 16, the body of 45-year-old McKenna was discovered in his home at 190 Damon’s Point Road in Marshfield, sparking an around-the-clock investigation by Marshfield police, State Police and State Police detectives assigned to the DA’s office. In the time since, four people have been charged in connection with McKenna’s burglary/murder.