Stephen Coco Fighting Firing?

Earlier this year, former Manchester Police Sergeant Stephen Coco was fired by his employers after 17 years on the force.

The next day, he arrested as the driver in a hit-and-run that left two Bedford teens bloodied.

Coco was formally charged with two felony counts of conduct after an accident, but never indicted for the crimes.

Last month, Patch published a report that a judge is expected to accept a plea deal that will reduce the charges from two Class B felony counts – which could have put Coco behind bars from 7-14 years – to two Class A misdemeanors, which each carry up to a year in jail. Coco could be released for good behavior after eight months.

Now, the Union Leader is reporting that Coco had an arbitration hearing on Oct. 2 to determine whether his firing was justified.

The newspaper also recently reported that Roy Drukker, the father of 18-year-old Dean Drukker, one of the two teens Coco allegedly hit on March 22, is speaking out against the reported reduced charges in the case. 

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