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Judi Lynn

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Thu Sep 7, 2017, 03:52 PM Sep 2017

Ex-cop sentenced to prison for torching supervisor's home

Source: Associated Press


Updated 11:30 am, Thursday, September 7, 2017

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A judge sentenced a former New Jersey police officer on Thursday to 20 years in prison for firebombing his supervisor's home, and said his time on the force "was a complete fraud."

Under terms of a plea agreement, Michael Dotro, 40, of Manalapan, must serve 17 years before he'll become eligible for parole.

"The reality is that this person took his position as a police officer and turned it into a nightmarish story line," Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez said.

. . .

He previously pleaded guilty to attempted murder and arson. He admitted setting fire to Edison police Capt. Mark Anderko's home in Monroe Township in May 2013. Anderko's wife, two children and mother were in the house at the time, but weren't injured.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Ex-cop-sentenced-to-prison-for-torching-12180080.php







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