FOXNews.com: Some Local Cops Back Photographer

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Some Local Cops Back Photographer Jul 20th 2013, 17:06 The Massachusetts State Police photographer who was relieved of duty after releasing  unauthorized photos of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's arrest to a local magazine has received support from some of his fellow cops. Sgt. Sean Murphy released photos to Boston Magazine in response to a controversial image on the cover of Rolling Stone. Murphy said in a statement to the magazine that Tsarnaev is evil and that his photos show the "real Boston bomber, not someone fluffed and buffed for the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine." "You have to follow protocols," Sgt John MacLellan, one of the Watertown police officers who was involved in subduing Dzhokhar, told The New York Post. "But a lot of us are shocked by that cover and totally understand what Sgt. Murphy did. We do hope he gets his job back." he told The Post. The photos show a downcast, disheveled Tsarnaev with the red dot of a sniper's rifle laser sight boring into his forehead. They were taken when Tsarnaev was captured April 19, bleeding and hiding in a dry-docked boat in a Watertown backyard. Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procopio said the agency did not authorize Murphy to release the photos. Murphy now faces a hearing to determine if the will be suspended until an internal investigation is complete. Procopio did not say when the hearing is scheduled for. The April 15 bombing killed three people and injured more than 260. Massachusetts Institute of Technology officer Sean Collier was allegedly killed April 18 by Tsarnaev and Tamerlan. Murphy said in his statement to Boston Magazine that Rolling Stone's cover photo, a softly-lit image of brooding Tsarnaev, insults officers killed in the line of duty, their colleagues and their families by glamorizing the "face of terror." "It could be an incentive to those who may be unstable to do something to get their face on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine," he said. "Murphy released pictures that are much more indicative of who he was – all bloodied up with that laser-pointer sight on his head," MacLellan told The Post. A Facebook page titled "Save Sgt. Sean Murphy" received thousands of "likes" within hours of going live. Rolling Stone said the cover story on Tsarnaev was part of its "long-standing commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of our day." Three of the images Boston Magazine showed Tsarnaev as he emerged from the boat, head bowed, with red smudges and streaks on his clothing and the boat. Two images showed the red dot of the laser sight in the middle of his forehead and just above his left eye. The other showed te dot on top of his head as he buries his face in his arms. In his statement, Murphy said the capture played out like a television show, but he hopes his photos show it was "as real as it gets." Gov. Deval Patrick appeared reticent on the issue Friday. "Talk to the state police, they violated the rules when they did it," he said. In a statement to MyFoxBoston.com the US Attorney's Office said, "The release of these photos was completely unacceptable. We have spoke with the Massachusetts State Police, who have assured us that the release of the photos was unauthorized and that they are taking action internally in response." Murphy has not returned calls from the Associated Press, and no one answered the door at the blue cottage along the coast in Biddeford, Maine, where neighbors said he spends the weekends. Click for more from The New York Post. Click for more from Boston Magazine. Click for more from MyFoxBoston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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