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Andrew Clayton

Atlantic County Sheriff's Office · 1 record · 2025

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.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

TerminatedSuspended 420 daysSeparated while IA pending
Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • a Sheriff's Officer
  • Crimes/Offenses involving Moral Turpitude
  • a Public Employee
Separated while IA pending
Yes

Synopsis as reported by the agency

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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  • Rawldon Richardson · Atlantic County Sheriff's Office · 2025

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    TerminatedSuspended 1,812 daysSeparated while IA pending

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    Suspended 30 days

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    TerminatedSuspended 66 daysSeparated while IA pending

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Other officers at Atlantic County Sheriff's Office

3 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

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 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. [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.