Landholm. Or perhaps Linda is a lot strange. The fight was over an. He filed for divorce. Christopher Cooney joined the department in 2008, according to Metro employment records. Listen. Cooney pleaded guilty in a 2011 shooting that left her son paralyzed. Schmidt and Det. "My hunch is that -- the jurors probably felt that whatever happened in Florida -- she must have gotten away with something.". Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Correspondent, "48 Hours," "CBS Evening News", First published on October 4, 2014 / 11:06 PM. And I don't deny that Linda is strange. Moms the kid in this relationship, not meMom does what I say or else mom gets the fist, he told the court via video. "They need to grow up, make their own decisions, have bedroom doors.". Cooney sentenced to prison for shooting, paralyzing son in Las Vegas. She was always considered a murderer.She knew she had to start over, says GossipExtra.com columnist Jose Lambiet. Before being rushed to the hospital, Kevin told an officer that the shooting was an accident. The jury came back with a verdict in Linda Cooney's latest trial in less than a day -- way less. It was just after 8:30 a.m. on June 28, 2011, when a frantic sounding Linda Cooney was on the phone with Las Vegas Police: Linda Cooney (Heavy breathing): My son -- my son has a gunshot wound to the neck Kevin Kevin are you alright? In 2008, Kevin Cooney began dating Clarita Kendall. But the state's medical expert said the bullet was fired at a downward angle. Kevin Cooney dreamed of being a Major League Baseball player from his first experience at Yankee Stadium. "It was slightly downward and slightly to the left," Dr. John Fildes testified. Linda wanted more money. Don't miss the big stories. "She told us he came around from a corner, he grabbed me, he threw me down," said Schmidt. Christopher was finishing his shift as a police officer when his mother called him instead of 911. The other women in Kevin's life, Karina Taylor and Clarita Kendall, were also there and so was Linda's son, Christopher. Transfix, featuring several international artists, opens in April on the Enchant site. Schlesinger asked. In 2011, Kevin, right, and Christopher Cooney, left, were grown up and living with their mother, Linda, in a suburb of Las Vegas,but the Cooney family had a history of violence in the home. Kevin Cooney was left partially paralyzed. "And she wanted me to know that.". Linda even used the same gun in both shootingsa .357 magnum.Back in 1992, when Kevin was 11 years old, his testimony helped get his mom acquitted. Questions were also raised when Linda Cooney contacted her son via a cell phone while he was in hospital. According to prosecutors, after draining her ex-husband's million-dollar life insurance policy, Linda was financially dependent on Kevin and his younger brother, Christopher, a police officer, who both lived with her. On Feb. 7, 1992, Jim Cooney arrived at Lindas house to pick up Kevin and Chris for a weekend visit. Remember the Facebook messages Kevin sent to his girlfriend Karina Taylor? "Well, the argument was he was gonna move out. OcampoGomez declined to release further details. Michael Staudaher opened the state's case. My sons were battered as well," she told the court. "She had no marks, no scrapes, no nothing," he said. No one could explain how he got shot -- not even his mother. But the result of the investigation and when it was closed are unknown. And she starts beating my car, kicking my car.". Linda was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. , updated "He believed he was dying and I believe that it was a dying declaration. Host of No Limits Podcast Kevin.Cooney@Dulcedo.com LIVE PODCAST 's.Watch the latest video from Kevin Cooney (@kevincooneyy). The state's high court found that jurors should not have been told that. Schlesinger asked Clowers. Attorneys for a woman who claimed to be raped by the Backstreet Boys singer in 2001 filed a motion this week to have the singers counterclaim dismissed. But multiple witnesses in the case, including nurses and an ex-girlfriend, have said Kevin Cooney told them his mother fired the gun. Between 1996 and 2011 there were multiple family disturbance calls made from the residence. Kevin Cooney. Or is she a controlling, possessive, vindictive mother who would do anything to dominate her children -- even at their own expense? "One of her roles at that law firm was to help entertain clients," said Bob. Im afraid of mom. On April 8, 2014, more than 20 years after being acquitted of murdering her ex-husband, Linda Cooney was back court for opening arguments in her attempted murder trial. Remember that he's a witness for the prosecution. Jim ran off and married Linda and they had two boys -- Kevin and Christopher. Copyright 2019 Las Vegas Review-Journal, Inc. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service, Las Vegas police officer Christopher Cooney is pictured in a crowd of President Donald Trump's supporters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, the day of the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. "She was always considered a murderer. After the trial, jurors indicated to prosecutors that they did not believe the brothers testimony. "And, one of the things that you'll hear that Linda Cooney wants is exclusive control of her children.". Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Cooney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of . Schmidt: How in the world did your son get shot when only you two were in the house? Cooney became a star pitcher at Montclair State University . She appeared in court Wednesday for her sentencing hearing after District Judge Ronald Israel in March ordered her released from custody on her own recognizance. Kevin was no longer saying it was an accident. The state called Kevins younger brother to the stand. It remains to be seen whether Kevin Cooneys account of what happened will achieve the same result this time around. The teen, who police say was driving 63 mph in a 35 mph zone, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count in the North Las Vegas crash. Schlesinger asked, "Yes. And by the end of the trial, both prosecutors. But his testimony was at odds with other statements made in the court; an ex-girlfriend testified that he told her his mother shot him as he sat on the couch. Fun facts: before fame, family life, popularity rankings, and more. Taylor began dating Kevin in 2011. Linda Cooney gave only one-sit down television interview. Linda's attorney says he knows exactly when he lost the case. When he wakes up the first conscious words are No mom. "He would go to pick up the kids for his weekend and they would not be there but if Jim would give her some money, they might appear," said Bob. But he did know for certain that after the shooting, his father's hand was empty. When police arrived, Kevin was lying down with a cloth pressed to the right side of his neck and when they asked him who had shot him, he refused to say - and kept calling it an accident. And when Cooney did finally meet Taylor, she was against the relationship - and allegedly sent her a series of texts calling her a 'stripper,' 'w****,' 'prostitute' and 'skank'. But I think at home he had a lot of anger," Becker continued. And it matches the physical evidence.". I know the family was very surprised." "There has to be a psychological control that she had over them that we as normal people don't even understand and can't really comprehend," said Clowers. That's because Kendall had received a call from Linda from out of nowhere. They had no bedroom doors," Clowers told the court. Kevin never said it was an accident, Instead, Clarita testified that Kevin told her he was sitting down on the couch when he was shot. And now he could save her again: Kevin Cooney: She got a hold of that gun. But, Becker argued, while Linda Cooney is not the mother of the year, she would never try to kill her son. In the second trial, she would have faced charges of stalking, battery, and bribing or intimidating a witness to influence testimony, court records show. Clarita Kendall: It was in her waistband. Like us on Facebook. "The kids were the key to the riches of the Cooney's," noted Schlesinger. "She put a child block on my phone number," said Taylor. [Jim] would go to pick up the kids for his weekend and they would not be there but if Jim would give her some money, they might appear, said Jims brother, Bob Cooney. Linda Cooney initially was convicted of attempted murder for a June 28, 2011, shooting that injured her son Kevin. Ms. It was just like in 1993, when Kevin testified at his mother's murder trial. I punched her a whole bunch of times.In a 911 call played in court, Linda managed to avoid saying how her son was shot.Linda: My son, my son has a gunshot wound to the neck.911 operator: Somebody shot him in the neck?Linda: Yes.911 operator: Did somebody else do the shooting or did he do it himself? December 31, 2016 / 9:29 PM "He was very anxious and appeared to be scared," said Clowers. The gunshot left him paralyzed. Contact Rio Lacanlale at rlacanlale@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. To their astonishment, the gun that was used to shoot Kevin was the same gun Linda used to shoot and kill his father, Jim, nearly 20 years earlier in Palm Beach, Florida. Prosecutors said he repeated that statement -- that his own mother shot him -- to several nurses. When he wasn't threatening to take his own. Mom does what I say or else mom gets the fist. Was there anything you wanted to say, Ms. Cooney, before I pronounce sentence? Craig asked, prompting the defendant to shake her head and softly say, No.. October 4, 2014 / 11:06 PM Linda was arrested for the attempted murder of Kevin Cooney on Sept. 16, 2011. That he told her, 'I'm outta here.' "Kevin's testimony exonerated his mother," Lambiet told Schlesinger. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. He is deemed as one of the popular influencers. Kevin Cooney's testimony when he was just 11 years old had been key to his mother's acquittal, the prosecutor in the case, Peter Magrino, told the Sun Sentinel. Nathan Chasing Horse pleaded not guilty Wednesday to sexual assault charges and invoked his right to a speedy trial. "No. Detectives made a recording as they interrogated Linda on the scene: Det. In all, the state called 26 witnesses, including nurses who testified that Kevin was afraid of his mother. Im sorry.. After two years there Cooney landed an assistant coaching job at his alma mater, Montclair State, in 1975. Her 30-year-old son, Kevin, lay on the floor in a pool of blood. In 2011, Linda Cooney was back in the headlines for brutally shooting her own son in the neck, leaving him partially paralyzed. By continuing to browse or by clicking I Accept Cookies you agree to the storing of first-party and third-party cookies on your device and consent to the disclosure of your personal information to our third party service providers or advertising partners to optimize your experience, analyze traffic and personalize content. A group of Native American activists have planned a rally for Saturday in support of the alleged victims of Nathan Chasing Horse. Kevin first testified from his hospital bed via video. Det. "She had expressed to me that she carried a handgun in her purse at all times," Taylor said. "One would hope that -- they could break off -- and live their own lives. was the first question I asked him and he said, 'No,'", Nurse Christi Johnson told the court. "What do you make of that?" And by the end of the trial, both prosecutors and jurors were questioning Christopher Cooneys credibility. The defense argued that Kevin was angry with his mother for meddling in his relationship and he cracked, they struggled over the gun and it went off by accident. The boys went into their bedroom to start packing. In 2011, she shot Kevin in the neck in Las Vegas with the same .357 Magnum after an argument about his girlfriend, whom Linda Cooney had been accused of stalking. Kevin testified that his father had something with a glary shine in his hand when he entered the hallway. She was a legal secretary. A judge ordered the release of a 74-year-old woman this month after she pleaded guilty in a 2011 shooting that left her son paralyzed. When Chris called police, he said that his brother had attacked his mother and that she had shot him, and Linda Cooney called police to say her son had been shot in the neck. "She didn't say that he had done it, she didn't say that she had done it. There were a number of other charges against Linda. And Linda said at 1 a.m. on June 28, 2011, Kevin attacked her. I did not hear a gunshot, she said. He said, I was just in a rage. Karina Taylor says her boyfriend's jealous mom stalked her and did everything she could to sabotage their relationship.She said, I was scared of her. "Yes," she replied. Kevin was now unconscious, so detectives turned their attention to the best piece of evidence they had: that .357 Magnum. Linda Cooney was sentenced to between 13 and 41 years in prison. He said that in a struggle, he pulled the gun from her hands, then lifted it above his head. He told me--she had issues with his girlfriends in the past, and that she was crazy, and that she didnt like when he would date people, said Taylor. Prosecutors added that Taylor was genuinely fearful of Cooney, and this led to the argument on June 28, 2011. I think that away from the home he was gregarious and friendly. But three days later, Kevin woke up at UMC Hospital partially paralyzed and his story had changed. "She looked like a deer in a headlight," said Det. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter. "If Linda is strange," said Becker said, "isn't that why Kevin snapped? "We really don't know what's gonna come out of his mouth until it actually happens," said Staudaher. Kevin Cooney was called to testify in person -- this time as a defense witness. "So you're a Mixed Martial Arts fighter and you were afraid of this woman," Schlesinger asked Taylor. What's it like living and working in one of the playgrounds of the rich and famous? She calls me a gold digger. Linda Cooney, 66, was found guilty in April of attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and intimidating a witness for the June 2011 attack on her son, Kevin, in their Las Vegas home. It was an accident," Schlesinger noted. reversed Linda Cooneys attempted murder conviction, subject of an internal Metro investigation, Henry Ruggs gets new preliminary hearing date in fatal DUI case, Driver in deadly hit-and-run sentenced to prison, Temporary credit score ban upheld by Nevada Supreme Court, Native American activists speak out against alleged cult leader, Family of man shot in head by police officer sues Metro, Henderson councilmans payday loan business facing class action lawsuits, Motion: Nick Carters counterclaim meant to harass, intimidate alleged rape victim, Teen driver gets jail time in crash that killed Nellis senior airman. Linda Cooney has said that her sons injury was his own doing. "That's the story. Hello? Kevin Cooney The 11-year-old boy whose testimony once saved his mother from a murder conviction had grown up, according to Linda, into a troubled man. Schmidt: OK, has he talked about it? 'Mom does what I say or Mom gets the fist,'. "I just, like, beat the (expletive) out of her. Which side does he help? "She jumps out of the car. Kevin Cooney testified on his mothers behalf in her Florida first-degree murder trial over the slaying of his father, when he was 11 years old. 911 Operator: and how did he get this wound? And police say even before she was arrested, Linda began convincing Kevin that he saw that knife in his father's hand. And prosecutors said just like in Palm Beach, Linda did not immediately call 911 for help. Attorneys for a woman who claimed to be raped by the Backstreet Boys singer in 2001 filed a motion this week to have the singers counterclaim dismissed. After the verdict, Bob Cooney tried to visit Kevin. "It's a powerful gun. "I wanted Kevin to just fix the situation," said Taylor. Please enter valid email address to continue. "I suppose that may work in the movie theatre," Becker replied. Clarita Kendall, Kevins ex-girlfriend, testified she visited Kevin after the shooting and Kevin told her exactly what happened. Though she has . Schlesinger asked. And I don't think we do it intentionally. The boys were beneficiaries of Jim Cooney's million-dollar life insurance policy. Lance Landholm of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrived, they said there were "guns all over the house" and "ammunition all over the floor.". While Kevin never testified that he actually saw his father wielding a knife, the implication was enough. "I couldn't get a response from her.". Attorneys for both sides laid out their version of what happened the morning Kevin was shot. Nobody is gonna have him if she can't keep him. Kevin Cooney testifies in defense of his mother. Hello? Linda Cooney's lawyers have said she "continues to steadfastly maintain her innocence . "We believe that Kevin was downstairs she explained. He said he started arguing with his mom and he was sitting on the couch. But it wasn't working with Kevin's new girlfriend, Karina Taylor. "Linda subjected my family to harassment, threats, injuries and death," he told the court. Please have mercy on me, Your Honor.". View the profiles of people named Kevin Cooney. "I've lived in fear of this woman for a very long time," she said. Yet, I always protected, defended and loved my son and I would never have intentionally harmed him What happened was his fault. Schlesinger asked Staudaher. Jim Cooney was a well-liked tax attorney in the Palm Beach, Florida area. "Nobody knows how far she will go. It took the jury just hours to determine Linda Cooney was not guilty of murder. "Its champagne, caviar, you name it," said Lambiet. Over twenty years ago, she shot and killed kill her husband, James Cooney, a wealthy tax accountant, in Palm Beach, Florida. "I find it hard to believe.". (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @btesfaye, Linda Cooney, center, appears in court with her attorneys Sophie Salcedo, left, and Mike Castillo during her sentencing hearing at the Regional Justice Center on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. The department previously has declined to release the results of or further details regarding the investigation. "Linda Cooney, the woman sitting right over there will use fear, intimidation, manipulation, control," he addressed the court. 911 Operator: Is this your boyfriend's ex-girlfriend? He was the eldest of eight kids in a prominent Palm Beach family. Linda Cooney: I told you to stay away from him you (expletive) bitch! ", "She's probably the most controlling and manipulative person you could come across," Prosecutor Shanon Clowers said. flagged a subset of the cartoon as a hate symbol, Resorts World launching worlds largest immersive art experience, Las Vegas OKs marijuana consumption lounge regulations, Beverly Theater ready to shine in downtown Las Vegas, Motorcyclist killed in crash in southwest Las Vegas, North Las Vegas man targeted Blacks after losing job, police say, Tell us your needs: Black community leaders, police discuss partnerships, Battle of the bands, mariachi style, coming to North Las Vegas, Knudsen launches re-election bid to Las Vegas council, Im able to calm them down, says CCDCs inmate whisperer, Snow briefly closes I-15 southbound at Primm, 160 reopens. Linda Cooney, 66, was found guilty in April of attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and intimidating a witness for the June 2011 attack on her son, Kevin, in their Las Vegas home. 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Plaintiffs say the councilmans business is using its affiliation with a Native American tribe as a way to skirt state laws on interest rate caps. And prosecutors said he repeated that statement -- that his own mother shot him -- to several nurses. They eloped in 1979. Linda could not explain to investigators how Kevin got shot. He was called to testify, and took the stand holding an action figure: Prosecutor: and your ears were ringing? / CBS News, Produced by Patti Aronofsky and Jonathan Leach. He goes to the extreme to try to get the jury to believe that he's this monster man," Staudaher told Schlesinger. Prosecutor Michael Staudaher believes he was trying to save his mother, so much so that he went to the extreme and vilified himself. Shortly after Linda Cooney was found not guilty of the murder of her ex-husband, she took Kevin and Christopher and moved to Las Vegas. "It shows she wanted him to die," said Clowers. "What did you think when you heard that?" Jim and Linda Cooney met at a party in Palm Beach, Florida. I beat her up. I got a hold of it and I jerked it up away from her. "Somebody has to tell the truth and Linda Cooney wasn't doing that," said Prosecutor Shanon Clowers. The teen, who police say was driving 63 mph in a 35 mph zone, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count in the North Las Vegas crash. Police said the man chose a Black family at random and almost ran them over with his car. The jury did not believe Kevin when he said he shot himself by accident. Reporter Christine Stapleton covered the 1992 trial for the Palm Beach Post. Linda Cooney never testified, so jurors had only Kevin's first-hand version -- or versions -- of what happened. Like I'm after this pot of gold that Kevin has.". Bob said he never cared for Linda. According to Christopher, the loaded .357 was always kept on the living room floor for home protection. Schmidt: Miss Cooney, are you aware that this is being tape recorded? Prosecutors suspect Linda convinced Kevin back then that Jim would have killed them all had she not shot him first -- and that Kevin believes he owes his mother his life. It was the same gun she used to fatally shoot Jim Cooney in 1992. They are pictured here at a Hawaiian-style event in 1982 at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. Asked what the text messages said, Clowers told Schlesinger, "That she's asuccubus.". Cooney looks forward to the next chapter of her life.. "What happened was his fault. Kevin's former girlfriend, Clarita Kendall, said she also felt threatened by Linda Cooney. He said it was a hint of what was to come - a violent confrontation that ended with the shooting. Schlesinger asked the prosecutors, "If he is saying, 'I could kill my mother,' doesn't that support the defense's argument -- that he came at her and he was trying to kill her? He has appeared in the films Legally Blonde, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Con Air and many others, and the television series Dharma & Greg, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and others. Det. Police think Linda planted a knife in Jim's hand after she killed him to make it look like he was attacking her. He had initially told police that his father's hands were empty when he saw him killed on the floor, but in the 1993 trial in Palm Beach, Florida he said that his father may have been holding something. "Jim told me it was usually about $500," he replied. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter. But not long after they started dating, Kevins mother, Linda, began to call and harass her. The states high court found that jurors should not have been told that Kevin Cooney was shot with the same .357 Magnum revolver used to kill Jim Cooney in 1992. Initially, authorities arrested Kevin Cooney on domestic violence charges after his mother shot him with the same .357 handgun with which she had killed her ex-husband years ago, the newspaper says. Linda claimed she entered the living room to find Kevin on the ground with a bloody towel around his neck. Kevin Cooney is a famous TikTok star and Model from the United States. Kevin Cooney is now paralyzed after being shot in the neck during a fight with his Mom in 2011. In 1992, his testimony helped her win an acquittal in the Florida first-degree murder case on self-defense grounds. Thats the bizarre thing. View the profiles of professionals named "Kevin Cooney" on LinkedIn. Most Popular Boost Birthday . It's similar to the story Kevin first told police even before he went to the hospital as he lay gravely wounded. Then on Feb. 7, 1992, Jim arrived at Linda's house with a court order demanding she hand over Kevin and Christopher for a weekend visit. I'm afraid of mom. A principal, a doctor, a small business owner met Tuesday and discussed how to work with police to build safer neighborhoods around the valley. Nearly three months after Kevin's shooting, Linda Cooney was arrested and charged with attempted murder. That's the way it works.". The state called Christopher Cooney, 30, Kevin's brother and Linda's younger son. They insist Kevin was terrified of his mother. "Mom's the kid in this relationship, not me. "Linda Cooney was an outsider whose goal in moving to South Florida was climb the social ladder and with Jim Cooney, she got a way to do that," said Jose Lambiet, a gossip columnist in Palm Beach. But the marriage was not working. Christopher Cooney said that his brother Kevin attacked their mother while she was asleep on the living room sofa. He testified that his mother told him she did not point the gun at Kevin and she did not pull the trigger that morning. I told her I was going to kill her," he told the court. "I was trying to ask the questions like 'where is he hit,' 'what the hell happened,' and I couldn't," Christopher told the court, overcome with emotion. Linda Cooney cries while her son Kevin Cooney testifies via video during the trial her attempted murder trial in Clark County District Court. Christopher Cooney said that his brother Kevin attacked their mother while she was asleep on the living room sofa. So why would Kevin tell all those nurses that he was afraid of his mother and she shot him? Kevin Cooney: Yes Prosecutor: Was it dark or shiny? He says his mother and him were fighting that he attacked his mother and that it was an accident, said Prosecutor Shanon Clowers. Prosecutors said Kevin demonstrated how the gun was fired: at an upward angle. After nine years of marriage and a report of domestic battery, Jim and Linda Cooney divorced and a custody battle for Kevin and Christopher began. Throughout her relationship with Kevin, Kendall said she was forced to look over her shoulder. A few years later, his name and details of his home life became the subject of news stories after his mother, Linda, shot his brother in the neck. Prosecutors have told the jury Linda needed to control her sons, but Kevin said he was in control in the house -- not his mother. Now, he's 32 years old, paralyzed, possibly for life due to a bullet fired by his own mother. A 22-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department was honored last week for his work as the inmate whisperer.. The detectives needed to know everything about what happened in Palm Beach to Linda's ex-husband. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. After the trial, jurors indicated to prosecutors that they did not believe the brothers testimony. Kevin called police to report the shooting while Linda tried to call her friend, a lawyer. 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