BOSTON (AP) β A man charged with possessing a gun authorities believe the Boston Marathon bombing suspects used to kill a university police officer is expected to change his plea in court this week.
Cambridge resident Stephen Silva pleaded not guilty after he was charged in July with possession of a handgun with an obliterated serial number and heroin trafficking.
An electronic notice filed Monday says a change-of-plea hearing is scheduled Friday in U.S. District Court.
Silva’s lawyer hasn’t returned a call seeking comment.
Silva was a friend of marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv). His lawyer confirmed earlier the handgun is the one authorities believe Tsarnaev and his brother used to kill a Massachusetts Institute of Technology officer days after the deadly 2013 bombings.
Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty. His brother died after a shootout with police.
