TRENTON — The State Police today suspended two troopers without pay and reassigned a station commander as the investigation into an unauthorized, high-speed escort of sports cars to Atlantic City last month kicked into high gear.

In a day of fast moving developments that rocked the 2,700-member force, the lawyer for one of the suspended troopers said the escort was requested by former New York Giants star Brandon Jacobs, authorities revealed the caravan may have sped down three major highways, and The Star-Ledger revealed a 2010 video showing another high-speed caravan of sports cars led by a trooper.

Hours after the 2010 video was reported on nj.com, the online home of The Star-Ledger, authorities said they had launched a second investigation.

Those suspended were Sgt. 1st Class Nadir Nassry, 47, of Phillipsburg, an assistant station commander at the Totowa substation, and Trooper Joseph Ventrella, 28, of Bloomingdale, assigned to a tactical patrol unit, the State Police and Attorney General’s Office announced.

Nassry, a 25-year veteran of the force, earned a regular salary of about $102,000 last year, not including overtime or other pay, state records show. Ventrella, who has been on the force for six years, earned a regular salary of about $70,000 last year, not including other pay.

The commander of the Totowa substation was also transferred until more information about his involvement could be determined, the Attorney General’s Office said. A spokesman for the State Police, Lt. Stephen Jones, declined to identify the commander.

"We will not tolerate any conduct by a member of the State Police that puts the public in jeopardy, as this unauthorized caravan had the potential to do," Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa said in a statement. He added those responsible "will face serious discipline."

The member, Michael Breen, wrote on his profile: "Big thanks to Brandon Jacobs for a ‘very fun’ run this morning. Good luck to everyone in AC tonight, and remember...Always bet on black!!!" The photo was posted March 30, the same say as the caravan under investigation. Reached today, Breen denied knowing anything about the escort, saying "no comment."

There have been no charges or motor vehicle summonses issued, the Attorney General’s Office said. Jones, the State Police spokesman, said the investigations will not be limited to the troopers’ involvement, and State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes said in a statement "those responsible will be held fully accountable."

"As troopers, we cannot require the public to obey laws that we are not willing to uphold for everyone equally," Fuentes said.

Gov Chris Christie, at a bill signing in Newark, called the escort "dumb" and said he was confident it will be dealt with appropriately.

"I just shook my head. What are you going to do. It’s a completely ridiculous story. Shouldn’t have happened. Dumb thing to do, but let me assure you it’s not the last dumb thing we’ll see happen," Christie told the crowd, which chuckled at his response.

"People are human beings," he said. "They make mistakes. Those people who made this mistake should be held accountable and I’m sure they will. And I’m glad nobody got hurt."

Christie said Fuentes understands he must take responsibility, but he added he did not think Fuentes knew about the escort and did not regret keeping him as part of his administration.

"Leadership isn’t about getting it perfect. Leadership is about when you see a problem fixing it," said Christie, a former U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. He added that incidents like this keep his job interesting.

"You don’t wake up in the morning and say maybe what will happen today is we’ll have state troopers leading Lamborghinis and Porsches down the Parkway at 110 miles per hour and then block intersections for them so they won’t have to wait for lights," he said.

But new videos today showed it was not the first time it happened.

The State Police escorted another caravan of luxury sports cars down the Parkway in 2010 at speeds reportedly up to 120 mph, and it was all captured by two young men who happened upon the procession and then posted a harrowing video to YouTube.com.

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"Get the camera out. They’re being escorted by the New Jersey State Police!" one of the men, whose identities are unknown, said as they encountered the caravan. "We’re being escorted by State Police. Oh my god. Timing is perfect ... The State Police are cruising!"

The caravan, captured in videos posted to the website June 28, 2010, was led by marked State Police cruiser #193 with its emergency lights flashing. Many of the cars in the caravan can be heard revving their engines and seen bursting forward at high speeds in and out and heavy traffic.

A caption on the video said the cars were going to the 3rd Annual Hamilton Jewelers/Ferrari Rally in Red Bank.

The videos show how the two men joined the caravan in their Mitsubishi Evolution VIII and then struggled to keep up. The cars zipped past the rest of traffic in the left lane, but also occasionally hit the gas to burst past each other on the right.

"Oh My... New Jersey State Police protected," one man said. "The State Police is cruising. The New Jersey State Police ... we can’t keep up! This is the highlight of my life."

They went on: "Doing 100, doing 100! It’s the New Jersey State Police. In the Evolution VIII cruising and we can’t keep up. This is the highlight of my life. We’re doing 110. 110."

Their speedometer topped at 120 mph, they said in one of the videos. "The Parkway is getting owned!" one said. At two points during the trip, the men filmed troopers apparently not involved in the caravan pulling over other drivers.

"That poor girl’s probably like, ‘What the hell?’" one of the men said.

At another point, the men driving almost rear-ended the car in front of them.

Several calls to Hamilton Jewelers and Ferrari/Maserati of Central Jersey, the two groups that organize the annual rally, went unanswered today. But in a video from the 2010 rally posted to YouTube, the president of the car dealership, Thomas Heffernan, describes the rally as a charity event and suggests the State Police were officially involved in the caravan.

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"We start at the top of the Garden State Parkway and travel approximately 75 miles with state trooper guidance. Then we end up in Red Bank," Heffernan said in the video.

Christie said he had seen the video of the 2010 escort. "Who are those guys, cackling," the governor said. "One of them saying this is the greatest day of my life. I feel so bad for him."

Star-Ledger staff writers Jenna Portnoy, James Queally, Megan DeMarco, Ryan Hutchins and Eric Sagara contributed to this report.

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