The mother of Sean McKinnon is worried for his mental health, but a former federal prosecutor says he could be there for his own protection.
inside a West Virginia prison, a group of inmates were whisked to solitary confinement.
"I'm just afraid he’s going to take his own life," Prevost said."Sean’s not a person to be in a room by himself very long. He has to be around other humans." Geas was an enforcer for the New England mafia during the 1990s and early 2000s, federal prosecutors say in court papers, and he despised snitches.
He was busted two days later after cops responding to reports of a domestic altercation showed up at his house and overheard McKinnon and his girlfriend counting cash and talking about drugs and guns, according to a police report obtained by NBC News. "He keeps telling me, ‘I do not know anything, Mom,’" Prevost said."He said he just kept coming in and out of his room. Sean is hyperactive. They don’t have him on medication. This is what he does. The kid paces."
"For privacy and correctional security reasons, the Bureau of Prisons does not discuss inmate medical information, whether a specific inmate is the subject of investigation, or specifics regarding an individual inmate's conditions," the agency said in a statement. Rocah noted that even if it's ultimately decided that McKinnon is completely innocent, authorities will likely face a difficult dilemma when deciding where to put him.A retired federal prison investigator said in his experience the FBI prefers to keep any possible suspects in solitary until charges are brought.
Spokespersons for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of West Virginia, which are both investigating Bulger's murder, declined to comment.
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