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McNicholas: Point made on Brancato

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After threatening to protest against actor Lillo Brancato’s anti-drug abuse talk at the Ridgefield Playhouse — because Brancato was involved in a robbery that led to police officer’s murder — John McNicholas did not appear at the event Wednesday night, March 23.

But McNicholas, a former New York City detective who has lived in Ridgefield for years and taken public stands on a variety of issues, said later that he believed his protest — on Facebook and in The Press — had done its job.

“I made the point on Brancato,” McNicholas said Monday, March 28. “Point made.”

Brancato’s talk had been framed as a cautionary tale of the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse, and included a first-person account of how his addiction led to a felony murder charge. He wasn’t convicted but did nearly 10 years in prison on a lesser charge — after an accomplice in a drug-motivated burglary shot and killed a New York City police officer.

The talk was co-sponsored by the Ridgefield Prevention Council and two rehabilitation institutions, Silver Hill Hospital and Newport Academy.

 

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