Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal

Court papers filed Thursday show that attorneys for Joey Meek want a judge to order federal prosecutors to let them inspect and make copies of documents, blood or fingerprint samples

Meek also wants to review any physical or mental examination records made in the case.

Meek pleaded not guilty last week to lying to law enforcement agents and failing to report what he knew about Dylann Roof's plans.

According to an indictment, Joey Meek knew about Roof's plans to shoot black church members during Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal, didn't report it and lied to the FBI after the massacre.

Meek, 21, faces federal charges that, if convicted, could land him in prison for years. But with Roof already in jail facing federal hate crime charges and nine state counts of capital murder, why would there be a case against Meek?