TerminatedSuspended 420 daysSeparated while IA pending2025 · as reported
Officer Andrew Clayton was in a dating relationship with a coworker and sent nude photos of her to other coworkers without her consent, the Atlantic County Sheriffs Office reported. The coworker filed a complaint with local police, and Clayton was charged with Invasion of Privacy, Cyber-Harassment, and Tampering with or Fabricating Evidence. The office sustained charges of Conduct Unbecoming a Sheriff's Officer, Crimes and Offenses involving Moral Turpitude, and Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. Clayton was suspended for 420 days and terminated while the internal affairs matter was pending.
Clayton was in a dating relationship with a coworker and sent nude photos of her to other coworkers without her consent. She filed a complaint with the local police department and he was charged with Charged with Invasion of Privacy, Crime of Cyber-Harrassment, Tampering with or Fabricating Evidence.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Andrew Clayton's major discipline record?
Officer Andrew Clayton was in a dating relationship with a coworker and sent nude photos of her to other coworkers without her consent, the Atlantic County Sheriffs Office reported. The coworker filed a complaint with local police, and Clayton was charged with Invasion of Privacy, Cyber-Harassment, and Tampering with or Fabricating Evidence. The office sustained charges of Conduct Unbecoming a Sheriff's Officer, Crimes and Offenses involving Moral Turpitude, and Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. Clayton was suspended for 420 days and terminated while the internal affairs matter was pending.
What is Andrew Clayton's major discipline record at Atlantic County Sheriff's Office?
Andrew Clayton has one major discipline record at Atlantic County Sheriff's Office in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Andrew Clayton's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Andrew Clayton's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 50. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩