The New Jersey State Police sergeant who shot his ex-girlfriend and her new beau earlier than turning the gun on himself manipulated departmental guidelines limiting time beyond regulation to attract a wage of over $400,000 per yr, particulars in a lawsuit allege.
Sgt. First Class Ricardo Santos, 45, dedicated the heinous slayings after stalking and harassing his ex, 33-year-old veterinarian Lauren Semanchik, in accordance with cops.
The bitter ex adopted Semanchik from her job to her house in Franklin Township, N.J. on Saturday night time and was mendacity in look forward to her new boyfriend, firefighter Tyler Webb, 29, to drag into the driveway.
Santos then killed them each in the home, earlier than he drove some 50 miles away to a Piscataway park the place he parked his 2008 white Mercedes and took his personal life, prosecutors mentioned.
However lower than two years in the past, Santos was allegedly flying excessive, incomes roughly 4 instances the common wage of an NJ state trooper, in accordance with GlassDoor figures.
In a 2023 discrimination lawsuit towards the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey State Police and three members of the division’s high brass, fellow state trooper Claire Krauchuk alleged she was penalized after she divulged that Santos had been dishonest the division’s time beyond regulation guidelines.
Krauchuk reported Santos for violating commonplace working process by “adjusting his hours inside the e-daily system” so he may get round a restriction capping time beyond regulation at six hours, the go well with alleges.
By utilizing this methodology, Santos — who was not talked about within the go well with outdoors of this context — was in a position to juice his wage to the tune of over $400,000, in accordance with the go well with, which was introduced by 4 present and former staff of the division.
Santos had not been charged with any wrongdoing, the lawsuit famous.
After reporting Santos, Krauchuk was faraway from her publish within the Government Safety Unit and from Governor Phil Murphy’s element, by which Santos had additionally served.
Santos and Semanchik dated for roughly three months earlier than she ended issues final September.
After the break-up, Santos allegedly wouldn’t cease contacting her, to the purpose her mom, Jennie, tried to file a restraining order towards him with the Franklin Township Police, in accordance with NJ Advance Media.
Nevertheless, no restraining order was ever granted.
Franklin Township Police didn’t instantly reply to a message from The Submit asking concerning the alleged try at securing a restraining order or whether or not one was denied.
