Suspended Tuckerton Police Cpl. Justin Cherry was exonerated by Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski on May 20 after a bench trial on one count of official misconduct. The officer had been suspended without pay since April 2014 relating to an incident in January of that year when he released his police dog, K-9 Officer Gunner, to subdue 57-year-old Wendy Tucker, whomhe had trailed from Tuckerton to Barnegat.
On Jan. 29, Cherry and another officer had answered a police call in Tuckertonfrom a homeowner who said Tucker was…
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