Cop loses pension for stealing thousands from dying man after motorcycle crash

[GennGreymane]

http://crimefeed.com/2015/11/connect...aron-huntsman/

A crooked cop who was convicted of stealing a gold chain and cash from a dying man had his pension revoked by the state of Connecticut.

On July 16, State Trooper Aaron Huntsman pled guilty for third-degree larceny and tampering with evidence after boosting a gold chain valued at $5,500 and $3,700 in cash off of John Scalesse, who was dying following a motorcycle crash in 2012. According to the Hartford Courant, Huntsman admitted to a supervisor that he had the chain but had lied about the missing money — which was found on the front seat of his car.

Sentenced to a year of prison in October of last year, the former trooper told a judge he would turn down his pension if he got a plea deal — which he did. However, the CT Post reported he didn’t follow through and was slated to get his pension in 2024.

What prevented this is a 2008 law which allows pensions to be revoked if someone commits a crime related to their job.This state law allowed a judge to block his $1,530 a month payment which he would have been eligible for. The Post also reported he now works as a doorman for a local strip club.

Marguerite Scalesse, the mother of John Scalesse, said, “I’m glad a judge said he can’t have his pension. I would have been very disappointed if he had gotten his pension, because after all, he brought this on himself. No one did it to him.”

[Dextroden]

Wait, HOW would he have been able to draw pension if the judge wasn't granted the power to stop it?