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3 state troopers plead not guilty to charges connected to death of recruit after boxing match
An independent investigator said the boxing drills were unauthorized and unsupervised, and prosecutors say the four face involuntary manslaughter charges.
- On Thursday, Sgt. Jennifer Penton, Trooper Edwin Rodriguez, and Trooper David Montanez were arraigned in Worcester Superior Court on charges of involuntary manslaughter and causing serious bodily injury. All three entered not guilty pleas.
- The charges stem from the September 2024 death of 25-year-old recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia, who suffered a massive brain bleed after an "unauthorized, unapproved and unsupervised" boxing match at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree.
- Investigators alleged the troopers failed to intervene during the sparring session, while Penton faces additional perjury charges for allegedly providing false grand jury testimony. Trooper Casey LaMonte, the fourth charged officer, is scheduled to appear April 14.
- Judge J. Gavin Reardon Jr. released the three troopers on personal recognizance bail with no-contact conditions. The department suspended boxing training and commissioned an independent review by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
- Criminal charges for academy deaths remain rare. An Associated Press investigation, "Dying to Serve," found more than 30 recruits have died since 2015 due to grueling exercises, heat, or medical conditions.
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State police troopers arraigned over recruit’s death in boxing match
Investigators said 25-year-old Enrique Delgado-Garcia received a concussion during an unsafe sparring session and they suffered fatal head injuries and “massive brain bleeding” after staff failed to stop a training boxing match a day later.
Three Massachusetts state troopers charged in death of recruit appear in court - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Three Massachusetts state troopers, including Sgt. Jennifer Penton and Troopers Edwin Rodriguez, David Montanez, appeared in court in Worcester Thursday afternoon, in connection to the death of recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia. All are charged with involuntary manslaughter and causing serious bodily injuries. They all pleaded not guilty. In September of 2024, Delgado-Garcia became unresponsive during a defensive training exercise at the academy, a…
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