Township Police Officer Clifton “Clif” Gauthier has been charged with official misconduct and other crimes for allegedly trying to get a relative’s driving while intoxicated ticket dismissed in 2012.

Gauthier, 34, of Sparta, was charged Monday by the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office with official misconduct, obstruction, witness tampering and hindering prosecution of another, according to court records. Gauthier was hired in the township in July 2005 and, though now suspended, was earning $108,525 annually.