Jones faced a five-day suspension for bringing personal information about Carton to a news conference after the shock jock criticized troopers on his New Jersey 101.5 FM WKXW radio show. But Jones never served the suspension, and he filed a labor complaint saying the state was trying to silence him.
The labor dispute stems from a 2007 feud between Jones, the outspoken president of the State Troopers Fraternal Association, and Carton, an acerbic radio talker who was one of two “Jersey Guys” on 101.5 known for their irreverence.
Carton and his co-host, Ray Rossi, accused the State Police of planning a “ticket blitz” to harass motorists. Enraged, Jones called a news conference at the Statehouse to denounce the accusation as false. He brought a piece of paper with Carton’s home address and other personal information.
“I’m going to make sure everybody knows who they are, where they live and what they do,” said Jones, threatening to disclose more information about the Jersey Guys and station executives.
Jones halted his campaign at the request of State Police Superintendent Rick Fuentes. But the state attorney general at the time, Stuart Rabner, said Jones’ actions were inappropriate and undermined the State Police.
“(Jones) created an inappropriate perception that law enforcement would harass a citizen whom they have a grievance against,” Rabner wrote in a letter.
The complaint, not yet closed. The state and the union indicated early on that the dispute could be settled amicably.
Carton is now morning co-host on 660 AM WFAN NYC.
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