Tuckerton Police Cpl. Justin Cherry’s disciplinary hearing ended Dec. 30, but he and his family will have to wait a month or more for the outcome as hearing officer Bonnie Peterson must first decide on a second motion by Cherry’s attorney to dismiss the charges outright.

During a Dec. 17 continuation, Cherry gave his own testimony of the events of Jan. 29, 2014, when he released his K-9 officer “Gunner” on Wendy Tucker after following her from Tuckerton to Barnegat, where he arrested her for driving with a suspended license.

Cherry’s attorney, Tracey Riley, asked him if he was aware Tucker had pleaded guiltyin Superior Court to eluding in…