3 Men Charged in Whitey Bulger’s 2018 Prison Killing Have Plea Deals, Prosecutors Say

WASHINGTON—Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors, according to court papers filed Monday. The plea deals for Fotios “Freddy” Geas, Paul J. DeCologero, and Sean McKinnon were disclosed nearly six years after the 89-year-old gangster was beaten to death in his cell at a troubled West Virginia prison. Mr. Geas, a one-time Mafia hitman, and Mr. DeCologero, a Massachusetts gangster, were accused of repeatedly hitting Bulger in the head while Mr. McKinnon served as a lookout. Mr. DeCologero told an inmate witness that Bulger was a “snitch” and that as soon as he came into their unit, they planned to kill him. Mr. DeCologero also told an inmate that he and Mr. Geas used a belt with a lock attached to it to bludgeon Bulger to death, prosecutors said....