The Connecticut state trooper took the dying
motorcyclist's gold crucifix from a pool of the victim's blood. And the
19-year-veteran trooper, Aaron "AJ" Huntsman, plucked a thick wad of
cash from the dying man's pocket. All of this, was captured on the trooper's
own dash cam at the crash scene, and yesterday, Huntsman plead guilty before a
judge.
He now faces 16 months in prison, but it could have
been 10 years. All this, according to the Connecticut Post.
Huntsman, 45, pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon to
third-degree larceny and tampering with evidence – both felonies, the newspaper
reported.
He could have faced up to 10 years in prison on the
two charges. But the judge said he would impose a term in prison of 16 months,
followed by five years of probation, the newspaper stated.
In addition, Huntsman's lawyer has the right to argue
for an even lesser prison term when Huntsman is sentenced on Oct. 3
According to the Post, Huntsman walked out of the
courtroom with "a big smile on his face" following the hearing but
declined comment.
Background according to the Post: John Scalesse was
killed Sept. 22, 2012 after his motorcycle crashed into a construction company
truck on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield, Conn.
Huntsman was the first trooper at the crash scene,
walking to where Scalesse lay, bending down and taking a gold chain chain from
a pool of blood and a roll of bills – $3,700 – from his pocket.
