A former New Jersey police officer has been sentenced to
seven years in prison after being convicted for his role in the kidnapping and
assault of a 17-year-old girl. The Star-Ledger of Newark reports former
Irvington Police Officer Herne Lacoste was sentenced Friday in state Superior
Court in Somerville. Prosecutors say the 41-year-old Lacoste was off-duty in
2011 when he watched his 19-year-old girlfriend, Shanikah Daniels of East Orange,
and Markessa Coleman, assault a teenage girl after robbing her. Lacoste was
found guilty of several charges, including kidnapping, aggravated assault and
official misconduct.Daniels was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday in
a separate hearing. Coleman accepted a plea deal in exchange for her testimony
against LaCoste and Daniels.
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