Facebook Resists Subpoena in Shooting that Involved St. Louis Officer

A former St. Louis police officer who faces a felony trial for a shooting in Pontoon Beach wants to see the Facebook records of several investigating officers and other potential witnesses against him.

Facebook Inc. is resisting a subpoena for those records.

Albert Watkins, attorney for the ex-officer, Bryan Pour, said he believes there are "Facebook friendships" between several officers involved in the investigation and people who were present at Mac N Mick's Sports Bar & Grill on Nov. 9, 2008, when the shooting occurred.

Watkins said those relationships and other evidence "give rise to concerns" about the impartiality of the investigation.

"We believe law enforcement had pre-existing and subsequent relationships with material witnesses," Watkins said. He said it is important to explore those connections.

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