Report: 'Watch this,' state trooper charged with DUI told officer before driving off

BETHEL — Despite commands not to drive, a state trooper charged with driving under the influence last weekend told an officer to “watch this” before driving away, a police report obtained Wednesday shows.

Andrew Murphy, a trooper assigned to the Troop A barracks in Southbury, is facing charges of operating under the influence of alcohol, disobeying the signal of an officer and interfering with an officer. He was released from custody after a friend posted $500 bond and is due to appear Monday in state Superior Court in Danbury.

Murphy, a state trooper since July 2019, has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, state police officials said.

In a police report obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media, Bethel police said Murphy repeatedly told them he was a state police officer, and claimed they were hurting “one of their own” in a expletive-laden interaction.

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(New Haven Register)