A Suffolk Superior Court jury today found a Revere man guilty of murder for shooting Revere Police Officer Daniel Talbot in the head, killing him, and convicted his co-defendant of helping to destroy and dispose of the murder weapon, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

Jurors convicted ROBERT IACOVIELLO, Jr. (D.O.B. 6/19/87), of second-degree murder and JAMES HEANG (D.O.B. 6/19/90) of being an accessory after the fact to that murder. Judge Patrick Brady will sentence both men on Friday at 2:00 p.m. in courtroom 815.

“There are no words to erase the loss felt by Dan Talbot’s family, fiancée, fellow officers, and friends, but we hope they can take some small comfort in today’s verdict,” Conley said. “Similarly, the murder of Dan Talbot – a good man and a good police officer – left a void in his community. We hope the people of Revere will be heartened to see that those responsible for his death have been called to justice.”

Conley noted that the jurors empanelled on the case took their duty to heart.

“We’re grateful to the jurors, those who deliberated and those who were alternates, for their attention throughout the trial,” he said. “They were attentive and they were perceptive. They followed the evidence, found the facts, and delivered a just verdict.”

Jurors heard from about 50 witnesses – including 43 called by prosecutors – and received about 150 documents, photographs, and other physical exhibits during the three-week trial. They deliberated for about three full days.

Conley hailed the prosecution team led by Assistant District Attorney Edmond Zabin, chief of the district attorney’s Homicide Unit, and Assistant District Attorney Edmond Krippendorf. Zabin was assigned to the case on the morning Talbot was shot.

“It takes skill to weave a tapestry from the disparate threads of multiple, independent witnesses,” Conley said. “They did that here even when others did their best to misdirect and muddy the waters.”

Finally, Conley praised the investigative team led by Lt. Jack Lannon, Capt. William Christiansen, and the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Suffolk DA’s office. He thanked Revere Police for their assistance throughout the investigation.

“From the moment of their first response, State Police committed themselves to building a solid case against the person or persons who killed Officer Talbot – whoever that might have been,” Conley said. “They did so honestly and ethically every step of the way.”

State Police assigned to Conley’s office lead all death investigations in Revere, Chelsea, and Winthrop.

Of the four defendants charged in Talbot’s homicide, all have now been convicted. DEREK LODIE (D.O.B. 1/28/80), who summoned Iacoviello to the scene knowing he would have a gun, pleaded guilty as an accessory before the fact late last year and is serving 8 to 12 years in state prison. Iacoviello’s girlfriend, GIA NAGY (D.O.B. 6/2/90), pleaded guilty as an accessory after the fact and is serving 1 to 2 years in prison.

Through those defendants’ admissions, and through evidence and testimony adduced at trial, prosecutors proved that Lodie cut through the field behind Revere High School at about 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2007. Already present at the field were Talbot, who was off duty; three of his fellow officers, also off-duty; and his fiancée. The group was drinking beers and socializing after qualifying at a firing range.

An altercation erupted between Lodie and the officers. Under the mistaken belief that the group was comprised of rivals, Lodie used his cell phone to summon to the scene fellow members of a group known as “B-Way,” which was affiliated with the Bloods street gang. One of those fellow members testified that Lodie stayed at the scene rather than leave, acting as “bait” to keep the officers there while they rushed to the scene.

Among Lodie’s friends was Iacoviello, who produced a 9mm handgun he had bought in the summer of 2007. Iacoviello fired two rounds, one of which struck Talbot in the head. Talbot died of that injury hours later. A fellow officer discharged his weapon twice but did not strike any of the assailant’s group.

In the days following Talbot’s death, Iacoviello instructed a series of friends to destroy evidence on his behalf. Among them were Heang, who helped to destroy the murder weapon, and Nagy, who disposed of it in Revere’s sewer system.

Iacoviello faces a mandatory life term with the possibility of parole after 15 years. He was represented by attorney Peter Krupp. Heang faces a maximum of 7 years. He was represented by attorney Willie Davis.