BOSTON - A state police sergeant who released striking photos of the capture of the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings faces a hearing to determine whether he will be suspended until an internal investigation is complete.
Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procopio said the agency didn’t authorize Sgt. Sean Murphy to release the photos to Boston Magazine and won’t release them to other media.
Murphy told Boston Magazine he released the photos because he was furious over a Rolling Stone cover photohe believes glamorizes suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. He said his photos show “the real Boston bomber, not someone fluffed and buffed for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.” The music magazine hits the shelves this week, and some retailers have said they won’t sell it.
Procopio said Friday that Murphy has been relieved of duty for one day and that there will be a hearing to decide whether he will be suspended until the internal investigation is complete. He did not say when the hearing will be.
Murphy has not returned calls from The Associated Press.
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