A Vermont man accused of acting as a lookout during the prison killing

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont man accused of acting as a lookout during the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger has admitted he lied to investigators. Bulger terrorized the Boston area in the ‘70s and ‘80s. He was convicted of 11 murders but suspected of many more. He was moved to a West Virginia prison in 2018, where the 89-year-old was beaten to death just hours after he arrived. Sean McKinnon of Montpelier, who was serving time for stealing numerous guns from R&L Archery in Barre and trading them for drugs in Connecticut, was accused of acting as lookout while two other inmates hit Bulger in the head repeatedly. At the time, he told investigators he didn’t know anything about Bulger’s death. McKinnon was sentenced to time served Monday after pleading guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents, avoiding more jail time.