[dragnet2]

the iPhone was erased while it was in an evidence room at the police station.

This proves there is no clown shortage.

The wiretap charge is bogus and about as chicken as it gets. It's payback for the LEO getting his teet caught in the ringer...I'd hire and real good attorney and make an example of them and make some money.

[Texas Fossil]

Found this:

http://www.corporationwiki.com/people/index.aspx/B/6/35/

Thomas Barboza
President of Tom Barboza Construction Inc
Located in West Wareham, MA
Companies: Tom Barboza Construction Inc

Wonder if it was one of his own construction sites that he was on duty for?

[Texas Fossil]

Here is a local article about the incident dated Feb. 17th

http://fall-river.wickedlocal.com/article/20140217/NEWS/140216294

This one has a picture of the man who was arrested. And a little more detail.

[Mastador1]

the iPhone was erased while it was in an evidence room at the police station.

This proves there is no clown shortage.

The wiretap charge is bogus and about as chicken as it gets. It's payback for the LEO getting his teet caught in the ringer...I'd hire and real good attorney and make an example of them and make some money.

If the alleged incident was erased from the phone, what evidence do they have that any crime was committed, the truthful word of the arresting officer?

[USNBandit]

I don't see how that is wiretapping

If he was the person talking to the officer on the phone and recorded it, that would be wiretapping. What he was doing was videotaping somebody in public who has no expectation of privacy.

If this is wiretapping than most investigstive surveillance would be wiretapping, as well. Now that the evidence was erased, where is the proof in this case?