Lakewood, NJ: Jackson teacher, jailed 3 days after mistaken identity arrest, claims 'extreme ...'

More cops too stupid to be eating donuts ... Unfortunately the retards who screwed up are not identified.


N.J. teacher spent 3 days in jail after mistaken-identity warrant arrest. He plans to sue

A New Jersey middle school music teacher spent three days in the Ocean County jail after police mistook him for a man with a similar name wanted on an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court on a theft charge, the teacher’s lawyer said Tuesday. John McCarthy, 56, a teacher at Goetz Middle School in Jackson Township, was arrested during a traffic stop in Lakewood on Oct. 21 when a township police officer told him there was a warrant out for his arrest in Burlington County, according to attorney Thomas Mallon of Freehold. But the warrant named a Jon ...

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https://www.nj.com/ocean/2019/12/nj...-identity-warrant-arrest-he-plans-to-sue.html

 

N.J. teacher spent 3 days in jail after mistaken-identity warrant arrest. He plans to sue.

John McCarthy, 56, a teacher at Goetz Middle School in Jackson Township, was arrested during a traffic stop in Lakewood on Oct. 21 when a township police officer told him there was a warrant out for ...

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https://www.nj.com/ocean/2019/12/nj-teacher-spent-3-days-in-jail-after-mistaken-identity-warrant-arrest-he-plans-to-sue.html

 

A teacher was jailed for 3 days due to mistaken identity. He claims 'humiliation' by cops

"I think I would remember being arrested in Burlington County," McCarthy said in an interview. Despite McCarthy's insistence, the officer put the Jackson school district music teacher in the back of a ...

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https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/20/jackson-teacher-john-mccarthy-jailed-after-mistaken-identity/2673781001/

 

Do cops need new ID policy after arresting the wrong man in Lakewood?

In the aftermath of the mistaken-identity arrest of a music teacher in Jackson on a warrant intended for another man with a similar name, Assemblyman Ron Dancer is sponsoring a bill to implement additional safeguards for law enforcement. John McCarthy is a 56-year-old music teacher and band leader at the Goetz Middle School. He was arrested by Lakewood police on Oct. 21 when a police officer thought McCarthy had an outstanding warrant from Burlington for theft and fraud. It turns out that the warrant was actually for a Jon — not John — McCarthy. The man they took in had ...

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https://nj1015.com/do-cops-need-new-id-policy-after-arresting-the-wrong-man-in-lakewood/

 

N.J. teacher who spent 3 days in jail after mistaken ID arrest gets $22,500 settlement

A middle school teacher who spent three days in the Ocean County jail after police mistook him for a man with a similar name has received a $22,500 payout to settle all claims, his attorney said Tuesday. John McCarthy, 56, a teacher at Goetz Middle School in Jackson Township, was arrested during a traffic stop in Lakewood on Oct. 21 when a township police officer told him there was a warrant out for his arrest in Burlington County, according to his attorney, Thomas Mallon of Freehold. Mallon said the mistake involved a different man with the same name who spelled ...

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https://www.nj.com/burlington/2020/...mistaken-id-arrest-gets-22500-settlement.html