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Atlantic County Prosecutors Office

Reported as: Atlantic County Prosecutors OfficeCounty prosecutor

Jurisdiction context

Civil service status not verified

We could not match this agency to the NJCSC roster with confidence. Whether the Title 4A framework applies here is not asserted either way.

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Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.

Sworn officers, 2025

2[1]

IA investigations, 2025

2[1]

Incidents, 2025

2[1]

Major discipline records

10

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

520212420227202312202422025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Atlantic County Prosecutors Office, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Atlantic County Prosecutors Office, by year
20212022202320242025
5247122

As reported to the Attorney General.[2][3][4][5][6]

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 2 investigations, 2 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 2 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Atlantic County Prosecutors Office, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Atlantic County Prosecutors Office, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation2
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Atlantic County Prosecutors Office, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Atlantic County Prosecutors Office, 2025
Sustained2

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
ATLANTIC COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICE100.0COUNTY MEDIAN, COUNTY PROSECUTOR (1)100.0NJ MEDIAN, COUNTY PROSECUTOR (22)110.9
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Atlantic County Prosecutors Office100.0
County median, county prosecutor (1)100.0
NJ median, county prosecutor (22)110.9

Investigations per 100 sworn officers, using the officer counts each agency reported for 2025. A higher number is ambiguous on its own: it can reflect more misconduct, or a stronger internal reporting culture. Medians are computed within the same agency type only.

Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Atlantic County Prosecutors Office, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2024Denise MontgomeryDetectiveSuspended 120 days[8]
2024Bryan CaseyDetectiveSuspended 45 days[9]
2022Essence HenryDetectiveTerminated[10]
2022Essence HenryDetectiveTerminated[11]
2022Essence HenryDetectiveTerminated[12]
2022Essence HenryDetectiveTerminated[13]
2022Essence HenryDetectiveTerminated[14]
2022Essence HenryDetectiveTerminated[15]
2020Lawrence AcheyDetectiveOther sanction[16]
2020Jason DornDetectiveSuspended 25 days[17]

Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.

Questions and answers

How many internal affairs investigations did Atlantic County Prosecutors Office report in 2025?
Atlantic County Prosecutors Office reported 2 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 2 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Atlantic County Prosecutors Office have?
Atlantic County Prosecutors Office has 10 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 6 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2042. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  2. [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 6. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  3. [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1021. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  4. [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1535. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  5. [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 513. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  6. [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2042. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09.
  7. [7]New Jersey Internal Affairs Investigations, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Atlantic County Prosecutors Office row for 2025; row 1 is the header.
  8. [8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 820. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  9. [9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 821. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  10. [10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2014. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  11. [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2015. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  12. [12]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2016. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  13. [13]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2017. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  14. [14]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2018. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  15. [15]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2019. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  16. [16]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2782. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  17. [17]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2783. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.