Police misconduct charge ‘tip of the iceberg’ in Hunterdon couple’s slaying Erin Vogt Published: October 24, 2025 Lauren Semanchik, Tyler Webb via Facebook, Google Maps, Canva, Townsquare Media Illustration

🚔 Sgt. charged with misconduct in botched response to Franklin double killing

🚔State Police trooper gunned down Lauren Semanchik and Tyler Webb and took off

⚖️ Victims’ families’ lawyer calls case “ tip of the iceberg” in police failures

FRANKLIN (Hunterdon) — Nearly three months after a beloved veterinarian and her boyfriend were gunned down by a disgruntled state trooper, a local police officer has been charged with mishandling his response.

Lauren Semanchik and Tyler Webb were both shot and killed by a semiautomatic gun in a targeted act by State Police Lt. Ricardo Sant

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