BRONX – A New York City Police Detective has been arrested and charged with perjury allegedly for testifying falsely while under oath before a grand jury.

47th Precinct Detective Debra Eager, 41, was indicted on three counts of Perjury in the first degree, a D felony offense punishable by a maximum sentence of seven years imprisonment on each count.

The crime alleged in this indictment occurred on November 21, 2007 when Detective Eager appeared before a grand jury in connection with the arrests of several defendants who were charged with the criminal possession of 33 pounds of marijuana. It is alleged that Eager’s testimony was specific in detail and was starkly contradicted by video surveillance recordings at the location where the arrests occurred at 3041 Holland Avenue on November 17, 2007.  As a result all felony and misdemeanor charges were dismissed against the defendants in the marijuana possession case.