T-Mobile wouldn't hand over cell phone records of one of the victims for days -- demanding a search warrant first, then a payment of $50, said Mearl J. Justus, the squad's chairman of the board and the longtime sheriff of St. Clair County. A police captain in East St. Louis ended up paying the $50 by using his personal credit card number on a Saturday before T-Mobile would give the records, Justus said.
"That's the first time I've ever seen anything like this," Justus said. "Most of the companies, Sprint, AT&T, they work with you. They don't work against you. It seems T-Mobile worked against us."
Contacted Tuesday morning for comment, a woman who works in T-Mobile's media relations office in Bellevue, Wash., said someone else would be handling the Post-Dispatch's inquiry. She declined comment. No one from that office was available to speak about Justus' comments. The company also did not reply to a written request for comment.
The cell phone records were an important part of the investigation, Justus said. Nearly 20 investigators teamed up for a week on the case.
T-Mobile's actions resulted in a "two or three days delay," Justus added. "We could have wound it (the investigation) up a couple days sooner. Maybe these people ought to be charged with obstruction of justice."
The cell phone records were an important part of the investigation, Justus said. Nearly 20 investigators teamed up for a week on the case.
T-Mobile's actions resulted in a "two or three days delay," Justus added. "We could have wound it (the investigation) up a couple days sooner. Maybe these people ought to be charged with obstruction of justice."
The Staff: Boycott T-Mobile, dump the bums and move to a cell service that helps your community.
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