New Jersey Teacher and Police Officer Busted For Gun Trafficking

An Irvington school teacher and his wife, who is a police officer, were arrested today as part of an undercover operation to crack a gun trafficking ring that included the teacher's brother-in-law, authorities said.

William Mayes, a ninth-grade teacher at Success Academy, part of West Side High School in Newark, and his wife, Irvington police Officer Cynthia Owens-Mayes, were arrested at their Irvington home. The Newark school district has suspended William Mayes with pay.