A New Jersey state trooper was arrested and suspended after he allegedly stopped female drivers to proposition them, the state Office of Attorney General's office announced.
According to Philly.com, Trooper Marquice Prather, 37, of Linden, was charged with third-degree tampering with public records or information and fourth-degree falsifying or tampering with records. He was arrested Dec. 9, released without bail and suspended without pay.
The improper conduct came to light after several women came forward to file a complaint, the Attorney General's office said in a statement released Tuesday.
An investigation by the Office of Professional Standards found Prather pulled over young women between the ages of 20 and 35 and solicited them to go on a date with him or give him their phone numbers, the Attorney General's office said. Prather would deactivate his wireless microphone during the encounters and then report it had malfunctioned. He also falsely reported the gender of the drivers to conceal the number of women he was pulling over, the investigation revealed.
According to the Attorney General’s office, third-degree charges carry a sentence of three to five years in state prison and a fine of up to $15,000. Fourth degree charges carry a sentence of up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
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