Howell has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2023. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct unbecoming a public employee; insubordination; Violation of a rule, regulation, policy procedure or administrative decision, other sufficient cause; Conduct unbecoming of a public employee; Physical or mental abuse of an inmate, patient, client, resident or employee; Inappropriate physical contact or mistreatment of an inmate, patient, client, resident or employee; Fighting or creating a disturbance on State Property; Falsification: Intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment application, attendance or any record, report, investigation or other proceeding; Other sufficient cause.
Discipline timeline, 2022 to 2023
AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.
2 records, 2022 to 2023
Major discipline records reported for Adrian Howell, by year
The Dept Of Corrections removed SCPO Adrian Howell in 2023. Following an SID investigation of a September 6, 2022 incident, the record states Howell grabbed another officer from behind, placed him in a choke-hold, and refused several direct orders from the Area Sergeant to release the officer. Howell also provided false statements to SID during the investigation. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming and falsification. Howell withdrew his appeal to the Office of Administrative Law and was removed from employment.
Physical or mental abuse of an inmate, patient, client, resident or employee
Inappropriate physical contact or mistreatment of an inmate, patient, client, resident or employee
Fighting or creating a disturbance on State Property
Falsification: Intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment application, attendance or any record, report, investigation or other proceeding
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
At the completion of an SID Investigation of an incident which occurred on September 6, 2022, it was determined SCPO Adrian Howell physically attacked another officer when he grabbed him from behind, placed him in a choke-hold and refused to comply with several direct orders from the Area Sergeant to release the officer while giggling. Officer Howell stated, "he didn't stand a chance," then resisted physical efforts from the Area Sergeant along with responding Custody Staff members to release the officer. Officer Howell provided false statements to SID during the investigation which resulted in these charges. These actions are contrary to relevant rules, regulations and procedures, are unbecoming and cannot be tolerated. Officer Howell withdrew his appeal to the Office of Administrative Law. Charges upheld and employee removed from employment.
Senior Correctional Police Officer Adrian Howell received a 10-day suspension from the Dept Of Corrections in 2022 for conduct unbecoming a public employee, insubordination, and violation of a rule or regulation. According to the record, Howell provided information to an investigator relating to several safety issues but failed to properly report to his commanding officer.
Violation of a rule, regulation, policy procedure or administrative decision, .
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Suspended for 10 days for providing information to an investigator relating to several safety issues but failed to properly report to commanding officer.
Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Adrian Howell's major discipline record?
Howell has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2023. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct unbecoming a public employee; insubordination; Violation of a rule, regulation, policy procedure or administrative decision, other sufficient cause; Conduct unbecoming of a public employee; Physical or mental abuse of an inmate, patient, client, resident or employee; Inappropriate physical contact or mistreatment of an inmate, patient, client, resident or employee; Fighting or creating a disturbance on State Property; Falsification: Intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment application, attendance or any record, report, investigation or other proceeding; Other sufficient cause.
What is Adrian Howell's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Adrian Howell has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022, 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Adrian Howell's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Adrian Howell's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2023.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Adrian Howell worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Adrian Howell individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1911. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2353. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1911. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 1911, 2353. ↩
[4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩