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Department profile · Essex County

Essex County Sheriffs Office

Reported as: Essex Co Sheriffs OfficeCounty sheriff

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Essex County on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.

Read how the process works or the Title 4A glossary. Browse NJCSNavigator’s civil service jurisdiction directory for the full local-jurisdiction roster.

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

Sworn officers, 2025

116[1]

IA investigations, 2025

176[1]

Incidents, 2025

150[1]

Major discipline records

9

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

10020211602022155202317820241762025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Essex County Sheriffs Office, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Essex County Sheriffs Office, by year
20212022202320242025
100160155178176

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 176 investigations, 55 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 171 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Essex Co Sheriffs Office, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Essex Co Sheriffs Office, 2025
Demeanor25
EEO20
Neglect of Duty17
Other Departmental Rule Violation15
Attendance Issues15
Other Criminal Violation12
Theft11
Preventable MV accident11
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Essex Co Sheriffs Office, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Essex Co Sheriffs Office, 2025
not provided73
Sustained49
Unfounded33
Exonerated16
Not Sustained5

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
ESSEX CO SHERIFFS OFFICE151.7COUNTY MEDIAN, COUNTY SHERIFF (1)151.7NJ MEDIAN, COUNTY SHERIFF (20)115.2
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Essex Co Sheriffs Office151.7
County median, county sheriff (1)151.7
NJ median, county sheriff (20)115.2

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.

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Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Essex County Sheriffs Office, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Michael AntonucciSheriff's OfficerSuspended 15 days[8]
2025Douglas BakerSheriff's OfficerSuspended 6 days[9]
2025Ryan TerrySheriff's InvestigatorTerminated[10]
2024Amanda KuchtaSheriff's OfficerSuspended 6 days[11]
2023Louis ScappaticcioRecruitTerminated[12]
2023Vanessa CuevasOfficerSuspended 8 days[13]
2023Javier ColonOfficerSuspended 7 days[14]
2022Felix AsuquoInvestigatorTerminatedSuspended 0 days[15]
2021Damon TuckerOfficerSuspended 12 days[16]

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 Essex County Sheriffs Office report in 2025?
Essex County Sheriffs Office reported 176 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 116 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Essex County Sheriffs Office have?
Essex County Sheriffs Office has 9 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 3 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 2216. 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 184. 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 1201. 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 1709. 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 692. 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 2216. 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 Essex Co Sheriffs 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 305. 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 306. 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 307. 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 1066. 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 1657. 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 1658. 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 1659. 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 2153. 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 2536. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩