July 30, 2026

TRENTON — Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced that a state grand jury has returned a superseding indictment in the case of a Hunterdon County couple accused of making false allegations against the New Jersey State Police (NJSP). The new indictment handed down by the panel on July 30, 2026, includes an additional charge against one of the defendants in connection with a second alleged false report made to the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office against a municipal police officer last year.

Randal Kelco, 36, and Lisa DeStefano, 46, both of Bloomsbury, New Jersey, previously were indicted in regard to their allegedly false allegations against members of the NJSP, in which they accused troopers of sexually assaulting Kelco when the troopers responded to a call for service at their residence. The pair were indicted on two counts associated with that incident: making false reports to law enforcement authorities – falsely incriminating another person (second degree) and conspiracy to commit the crime of false reports to law enforcement (second degree).

The superseding indictment adds a third count of making false reports to law enforcement authorities – falsely incriminating another person (second degree) against Kelco, based on his...