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Ex-Trooper Who Stole from Dying Crash Victim Loses Pension

Connecticut Public Radio | By The Associated Press
Published November 20, 2015 at 9:07 AM EST
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A Connecticut state police trooper who resigned after stealing money and jewelry from a dying motorcycle accident victim in 2012 has lost his state pension.

State Attorney General George Jepsen announced Thursday that a Hartford Superior Court judge recently approved the revocation of Aaron Huntsman's pension. Huntsman had been eligible to begin receiving a monthly benefit of $1,530 in 2024.

A 2008 state law allows the state to revoke the pensions of state or municipal officials convicted of crimes related to their jobs.

Huntsman, of Faifield, was sentenced to a year in prison in October 2014 for stealing $3,700 in cash and a gold crucifix from John Scalesse, as he lay dying after crashing his motorcycle on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield.

A phone listing for Huntsman couldn't be found.
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