A New Jersey State Police trooper has admitted he punched a handcuffed woman in the face as she sat in in the back of a law enforcement vehicle in Cumberland County in 2022 in a plea deal that calls for him to serve up to a year in a county jail. Nicolas J. Hogan, 28, of Gibbstown, pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree aggravated assault, the state Office of the Attorney General said. Hogan lost his job with the State Police and is banned from all future public employment. He will be placed on probation after serving up to 364 days in jail. Hogan was holding a metal flashlight in his hand on…