Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi informed the media late last night that the phone records provided to investigators by Jussie Smollett “do not meet the burden for a criminal investigation”:
UPDATE: After Jussie Smollett turned over "limited & redacted" phone records, Chicago police spokesman @AJGuglielmi tells @ABC7Chicago "We are very appreciative of the victim's cooperation however the records provided do not meet the burden for a criminal investigation…"
— Rob Elgas (@RobElgasABC7) February 12, 2019
And it certainly sounds like Smollett is going to have to answer a few more questions:
MORE: Chicago police spokesman says "Detectives may be following up with him (Smollett) to request additional data to corroborate the investigative timeline."
— Rob Elgas (@RobElgasABC7) February 12, 2019
At some point, the Chicago Police Department needs to defend how it used resources on all of this. Smollett proving to investigators that he was on the phone with his manager at the time of the attack — which is what the cops are trying to verify — should take 30 seconds:
In other words, @JussieSmollett continues to waste valuable investigative resources….while other crimes continue to go unsolved.
— Walk Toward The Fire (@RichardRSmithJr) February 12, 2019
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 12, 2019
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 3, 2019
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