JCPD Rule 3:109 Conduct Towards the Public JCPD Rule 3:179 Traffic Laws JCPD Rule 3:122 Knowledge of Laws and Regulations (a)(6) a Public Employee
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Jersey City PD sustained charges against Police Officer Brandon McWayne in 2025, including conduct toward the public, traffic laws, and conduct unbecoming a public employee. According to the record, McWayne drove an unmarked vehicle unsafely during a non-emergency call without proper signals, causing a civilian to brake suddenly while unaware it was the police, and he acted confrontationally and failed to de-escalate. McWayne was suspended for 90 days and received a loss of time.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer McWayne drove an unmarked vehicle unsafely during a non-emergency call without proper signals, causing a civilian to brake suddenly, unaware it was the police. He acted unprofessionally and confrontational failing to de-escalate, which reflects behavior unbecoming of an officer.
Care and Use of Firearms,Conduct, Equipment,Traffic Laws, Obedience to Laws,Regs. and Orders
Separated while IA pending
not reported
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Police Officer Brandon McWayne was suspended for 120 days by the Jersey City Police Department in 2023. The department reported that on 4/29/21, while in plain clothes, McWayne inadvertently discharged his weapon during a motor vehicle stop, and the round struck a civilian's vehicle with no injuries. He also caused an accident with the vehicle he was attempting to stop. On 11/17/21, off-duty McWayne drove the wrong way on a one-way street and struck a citizen's dog; he stated he believed he had hit a pothole.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 4/29/21 P.O. Brandon Mcwayne while working in a plain clothes capacity inadvertently discharged his weapon during a motor vehicle stop. The round struck the civilian's vehicle (no injuries). Officer McWayne also operated the police vehicle in a manner which caused a motor vehicle accident with the vehicle he was attempting to stop. On 11/17/21 a citizen reported her dog was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. The vehicle was operated by off-duty P.O. Brandon McWayne, who was driving the wrong way on a one way street. P.O. B. McWayne stated he was unaware he had struck the dog and believed he hit a pothole. The citizen's dog was seriously injuried.
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 386. 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 1736. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 233306, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩