MONTVILLE -- A Montville police officer who was charged with driving drunk while on duty was found not guilty on Tuesday, the Daily Record reported.

Officer Kurt Geisinger

Officer Kurt Geisinger was charged in October with driving while intoxicated and careless driving while on duty in an unmarked patrol car, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp and Montville Police Chief Rudy Appelmann previously said.

He was suspended with pay from his $122,000 position pending the resolution of the charges.

Geisinger's hearing to determine whether he had the demonstrated intent to operate a motor vehicle was held in Morris Plains on Tuesday night to avoid a conflict of interest, the Daily Record reported.

The municipal court judge reportedly found the prosecution could not prove Geisinger had the intent to operate a vehicle.

Geisinger told the officer who arrested him he had been drinking in the parking lot of the Montville Police Department, according to the newspaper. He now reportedly faces internal disciplinary charges due to suspected intoxication while on-duty.

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