Home News Friend says he gave Boston Marathon bomber a handgun

Jane Flavell Collins

Nation, News

March 17, 2015

Friend says he gave Boston Marathon bomber a handgun

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer

BOSTON (AP) — A close friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) has testified he gave a gun to the Boston Marathon bomber two months before the attack.Stephen (STEF'-ihn) Silva said

Tags:

nation news

{"bradfordera-website":"Website"}

The Bradford Era

Local & Social

Swalwell sought double standard

April 19, 2026

Sexual assault is wrong and a serious crime for a good reason. But there has been sharp disagreement over how to properly evaluate accusations. In 201...

Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Pittsburgh and the NFL draft

By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

April 19, 2026

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — In middle school, nothing made me happier than going to gym class and seeing the floor hockey nets out. I knew it was going to be a...

{"to-print":"To print", "bradfordera-website":"Website"}

Local News

Student writes computer operating system

April 19, 2026

PORT ALLEGANY — Richard Wojcik, a senior from Otto-Eldred High School, presented his self-made computer operating system to his classmates in the Comp...

{"to-print":"To print", "bradfordera-website":"Website"}

Lifestyles

Son expects mom to board his untrained pooch

April 19, 2026

DEAR ABBY: For the last four years, I have been hosting my son "Dennis," his 6-year-old son and his brother's 8-year-old daughter every other weekend....

{"bradfordera-website":"Website"}

Local News

SMETHPORT: ‘America at 250’ at Hamlin Library

April 18, 2026

SMETHPORT — Join Hamlin Memorial Library at 6:30 p.m. May 13 for an "America at 250" program with Ken Serfass as Ulysses S. Grant. Serfass is a former...

This Week's Ads

Current e-Edition

Already a subscriber? Click the image to view the latest e-edition.

Don't have a subscription? Click here to see our subscription options.

Mobile App

Download Now

The Bradford Era mobile app brings you the latest local breaking news, updates, and more. Read the Bradford Era on your mobile device just as it appears in print.

Newsletters for You

Sign Up for Our Newsletters

Daily Headlines

Obituaries

Sports

Help Our Community

Please help local businesses by taking an online survey to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. None of the responses will be shared or used for any other purpose except to better serve our community. The survey is at: www.pulsepoll.com $1,000 is being awarded. Everyone completing the survey will be able to enter a contest to Win as our way of saying, "Thank You" for your time. Thank You!