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Former Bridgeton cop to get pr
A former Bridgeton police officer whose own partner testified he watched him beat up and rob a Mexican immigrant in 2006 is going to prison, but not for the alleged kidnapping and assault.
Carl Holliday, 30, of Millville, pleaded guilty Wednesday to official misconduct for an incident that same night in which he and another officer arrested a man suspected of drunk driving, later dropping him off at a local pub when they realized he was the brother of a fellow officer.
The former police officer agreed to serve 3.5 years in state prison in return for a guilty plea on second-degree official misconduct and third-degree tampering with evidence charges,
"The official misconduct was for his failure to arrest Darren McGuigan. The tampering with evidence charge pertains to (Holliday) attempting to get his story straight with his colleague (former Ptl. Gregory Willis)," said Holliday's lawyer, Charles Sciarra, on Thursday. "He admits he should have arrested McGuigan and he's going to take his lumps for it."
McGuigan is the brother of Bridgeton Ptl. Brian McGuigan.
"(Holliday) agreed to a 42-month sentence. We anticipate with his obvious prior clean record that it will be far less," Sciarra said.
The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office dropped charges against Holliday pertaining to allegations he kidnapped, robbed and assaulted Rigoverto Diaz, a Mexican immigrant, at Mary Elmer Park on Nov. 10, 2006, the same night as the McGuigan incident.
Those charges included first-degree kidnapping and carried a sentence of up to 30 years in prison.
"What was suggested is that those allegations did not pan out," Sciarra said.
This is in spite of affirmations by Willis that Holliday did assault 26-year-old Diaz of North Laurel Street.
Willis, who pleaded guilty to third-degree official misconduct in 2007 in exchange for a 3-year prison sentence, said at his plea hearing that he watched Holliday assault Diaz.
The alleged assault resulted in a lawsuit against the City of Bridgeton by Diaz and an out-of-court settlement.
The incident also resulted in disciplinary action being taken against several Bridgeton police officers, the specifics of which Sciarra requested at a hearing earlier this year.
Sciarra declined to say if he ever received that information.
Holliday's sentencing is scheduled for June.
In addition to a prison sentence, Holliday had to forfeit any future employment in law enforcement.
Sciarra said Holliday will also have to pay some minor fines and penalties.
"The prosecutor's office has been extremely fair but extremely firm," Sciarra said.
County Prosecutor Ron Casella could not be reached for comment this morning.
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