Yes, and that's why I have no sympathy for the county IT guy, whatsoever. On a case like this, that phone should have been placed in a sealed evidence bag until the person in charge of the investigation said otherwise.
RF shielded box.
Absolutely! And if the Bureau guys did not inform the Magistrate Judge, with whom they made the filing, then their agenda is even more suspect.
The big thing about digital evidence is to provide an iron clad record that the data was not modified once that evidence came into federal control. The county IT guy modified the phone.
He did this remotely. It was never in his possession.
“profile criminal case, I think I’d have not changed anything on the device and enlisted the help of the big boys.
Yes, and that’s why I have no sympathy for the county IT guy, whatsoever. On a case like this, that phone should have been placed in a sealed evidence bag until the person in charge of the investigation said otherwise.”
They should have sealed the apartment as well instead of opening it up to reporters. Someone is very, very stupid or criminal.