State police lieutenant arraigned on perjury charges in case of recruit’s death

MSP Lt. Jennifer Penton faced a judge Wednesday, arraigned on perjury charges, pleading not guilty.

Prosecutors allege Penton made false statements about the death of Enrique Delgado Garcia, a state police recruit who died after a boxing exercise as part of training in September 2024.

Prosecutors say Penton allowed for unsupervised boxing matches which led to Delgado Garcia’s death, and during an investigation conducted by a grand jury, Penton is accused of providing false testimony…

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