Over a year later, several members of the Massachusetts State Police are now facing charges in the death of trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia — the result of a lengthy independent investigation into the tragedy at the Massachusetts State Police Academy.

It was revealed during a news conference on Monday that a state police academy supervisor and three instructors have been indicted following a nine-month independent investigation into the trooper’s death.

Delgado-Garcia showed concussion-like symptoms after unauthorized and unsupervised boxing matches during training, according to investigators.

The death of a trainee from injuries suffered at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree in September of 2024 have prompted charges against three staff members.

A special statewide grand jury heard from more than 150 witnesses and reviewed hundreds of pieces of evidence before handing down the indictments.

Lt. Jennifer Penton and Troopers Edwin Rodriguez, David Montanez and Casey Lamonte are charged with involuntary manslaughter and causing serious bodily injury, with Penton also facing a perjury charge.

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“The evidence gathered by the grand jury compels criminal prosecution of certain members of the academy’s Defensive Tactics Unit,” independent investigator David Meier said.

Meier noted that there was no evidence that Delgado-Garcia was targeted or “that anyone — academy staff, fellow trainees or any others — harbored any personal animosity toward” him.

The death of the trooper from injuries he suffered during a training exercise last year has prompted an in-depth look into the academy.

NBC10 Boston has reached out to the troopers; Edwin Rodriguez did not want to comment, while the rest were not reachable Monday night.

They will be summoned to court for arraignment and it is not clear if they will remain on duty.

The other recruit involved in the sparring will not face consequences, according to the attorney general. Mass. State Police said that since Delgado-Garcia’s death, the academy has suspended boxing training, installed new leadership and reviewed all training practices.

Firefighters are battling a fire in a hotel in Salem, Massachusetts, on Monday morning.

The fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. at The Cove Hotel at 40 Bridge St. According to its website, the Cove Hotel is a 57-room boutique hotel.

Aerial footage showed numerous fire engines at the scene.

Salem police said in a Facebook post around 10:15 a.m. that the Fire Deparmtnet is working at an active fire at The Cove Hotel.

“Please avoid the area to allow firefighters to work the scene,” they said. “Anticipate road closures and detours.”

No further details were immediately available.

A federal jury in Massachusetts has convicted a Colombian woman of living illegally in Boston under a stolen identity for more than 20 years and receiving over $400,000 in stolen benefits.

Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, who has remained in federal custody since her initial indictment last February, has also been convicted of using the stolen identity to vote in the 2024 presidential election.

Authorities say the woman obtained a Massachusetts Real ID and eight other state IDs through the stolen identity, which she also used to apply for a U.S. passport.

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley describes the crimes as a “slap in the face to all those who come into this country legally and abide by our laws.”

“Ms. Orovio-Hernandez has lived in this country illegally for two decades, during which time she repeatedly made false statements, stole, committed fraud and even voted illegally,” Foley said in a statement on Friday. “The air of entitlement is astounding. This case is yet another example of our commitment to rooting out those who violate our immigration laws and steal from United States Citizens.”

Orovio-Hernandez used the stolen identity to submit a fraudulent voter registration form in January 2023 and then cast a fraudulent ballot in the 2024 presidential election.

The Colombian national also received more than $400,000 in federal benefits: $259,589 in Section 8 rental assistance benefits from October 2011 through January 2025; $101,257 in Social Security disability benefits from July 2014 through January 2025; and $43,348 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from April 2005 through January 2025.

After a five-day trial in federal court in Boston, a jury convicted Orovio-Hernandez of one count of false representation of a Social Security number; one count of making a false statement in an application for a United States passport; one count of aggravated identity theft; three counts of receiving stolen government money or property; and one count of fraudulent voting.

Shawn Rice, a federal special agent in charge with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said Orovio-Hernandez’s actions were “not a one-time mistake or accident.”

“Orovio-Hernandez’s calculated deception caused her to fraudulently receive over $400,000 in federal benefits including more than $250,000 in HUD rental assistance,” Rice said in a statement. “These taxpayer funds were intended to provide housing assistance to our most at-risk populations – low-income, disabled, and elderly United States citizens.”

The Department of Homeland Security used Orovio-Hernandez’s case last year to advertise how it updated the so-called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, meant to stop voter fraud.

“Illegal aliens have exploited outdated systems to defraud Americans & taint our elections,” DHS stated in a social media post last spring, around the time of Orovio-Hernandez’s indictment.