A state trooper accused of trying to date the female drivers he stops and falsifying records to cover up the alleged abuse was indicted on six charges Wednesday, according to the state attorney general's office.
Eric Richardson, 32, of Camden, faces up to 33 years in prison and $350,000 in fines if convicted. He was charged with:
- Second-degree official misconduct
- Second-degree wrong disclosure of information
- Third-degree criminal coercion
- Third-degree tampering with records
- Fourth-degree falsifying records
- Fourth-degree obtaining information from a motor vehicle record
Richardson was first investigated by the internal affairs arm of the State Police for purportedly trying to initiate personal relationships with two women he pulled over in separate incidents, according to a report from the attorney general's office.
Source: App