An attempt to add more criminal charges to Karen Read and Aidan Kearney, the Massachusetts blogger known as “Turtleboy” failed earlier this year.
Kearney’s attorney Mark A. Bederow was the first to publicly reveal in court documents that a Norfolk County grand jury returned a “no true bill” for Read and Kearney.
A “no true bill” means the grand jury determined there was not enough evidence to support charges.
A law enforcement source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed a grand jury declined to process the indictments.
Attorney Ken Mello, a special prosecutor working for the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office, asked the secret panel to indict Read and Kearney in March on allegations they directly conspired to intimidate witnesses in Read’s murder case. Read is charged with 2nd-degree murder for the death of her then-boyfriend John O’Keefe in Canton. Her first trial ended with a hung jury in July.
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