BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) - The lawyer for a New Hampshire police sergeant has asked a judge to dismiss a reckless conduct charge in connection with a nearly eight-year-old vehicle pursuit, saying the time to file the charge has expired.
Michael Verrocchi, 43, of Salem, was arrested in January; he was indicted last month.
Police say he was off-duty and accused of failing to stop for a police officer on Route 28 in November 2012. Police said he fled and engaged in a pursuit over two miles during which he ran a red light and avoided spike strips.
Verrocchi also is accused of disobeying an officer, a misdemeanor.
Verrocchi was part of an investigation by the attorney general’s office following the release of a police department audit last year.
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