Vermont state trooper cited for unauthorized use of suspect's Facebook account - WPTZ

Vermont authorities trooper cited for unauthorized usage of suspect's Facebook account

A Vermont authorities trooper was placed connected paid permission and cited for unauthorized entree aft helium allegedly obtained a suspect's Facebook login credentials.

Investigators said 29-year-old Paul Pennoyer, of Barre, had antecedently received consent to execute a hunt of a suspect's mobile telephone arsenic portion of a transgression investigation, during which clip helium obtained login credentials for the person's Facebook account.

Officials said Pennoyer continued to usage the Facebook login credentials without the consent of the individual, including connected 1 juncture successful July erstwhile helium work backstage messages successful an effort to find the idiosyncratic pursuing a conveyance pursuit.

The incidental came to airy aft chap troopers reported Pennoyer successful July, according to officials.

Pennoyer has been a trooper since July 2018 and has worked astatine the Derby Barracks since his graduation from the Vermont Police Academy successful January 2019, according to VSP.

He was placed connected paid relief-from-duty presumption connected July 21 and issued a citation connected Jan. 25 to look for an arraignment connected Feb. 16.