Paterson firefighter to get $145K in case of missing Rose Bowl ring

PATERSON – A city firefighter who was suspended in 2014 after being accused of having an Ohio State football ring that was reported stolen from a fire scene will get $145,961 in back pay now that he has returned to work, officials said.

The criminal indictment against the firefighter, Jose Garcia, was dismissed by a Superior Court judge in September 2015, according to public records. Garcia was reinstated as a Paterson firefighter in March 2016, but has had to redo his fire academy training before resuming work, city officials said.

The City Council learned of the $145,961 payment from municipal lawyers and administrators during a closed-session discussion of the case on Wednesday night.

The ring in question belonged to former Paterson Catholic star Stanley Jackson, who played quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 1990s and is the brother of Paterson City Councilman Michael Jackson.

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