The disciplinary hearing for Tuckerton Police Cpl. Justin Cherry, suspended without pay since April 2014, began on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and continued Friday, Aug. 23, in front of hearing officer Bonnie R. Peterson. Tuckerton Police Chief Brian Olsen brought 15 charges of official misconduct against Cherry stemming from a Jan. 29, 2014, incident involving a pursuit of Wendy Tucker from Tuckerton through three other police jurisdictions to end in Barnegat, where he released his K-9 officer, Gunner, on the suspect.
Cherry is still a police officer in Tuckerton and wants his suspension lifted and back pay that may have accumulated…
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