NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) _ A fired Norwich police officer has rejected a plea deal involving criminal charges that would have meant no prison time.

The state had offered 33-year-old Jamie D. Longolucco of Griswold an unsupervised form of probation if he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and assault.

Longolucco refused the offer during a court appearance Monday, and his cases were added to the trial list.

Longolucco was fired in December 2007, accused of striking a New London woman when he and a fellow officer visited her in her apartment in November.

He was later charged for allegedly telling a state trooper of his homicidal feelings against Norwich police Chief Louis J. Fusaro.

Longolucco has called the charges against him ridiculous.

Information from: Norwich Bulletin

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