Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Brian Mikus

Department Of Corrections · 1 record · 2023

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Major discipline · 2023^[1]

Suspended 10 days

Rank as reported: Major
Sustained charge(s): Violation of a rule. Regulation, policy or procedure
Separated while IA pending: No

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

The Dept Of Corrections suspended Major Brian Mikus for 10 days in 2023 for violation of a rule, regulation, policy or procedure. The record states Mikus made an inflammatory social media post regarding staff who called off on Christmas day, suggesting retribution from his authority position as a Major, and notes that social media is an extension of the workplace. Under a settlement agreement he received the 10 day suspension and then used his own leave time until retirement on 12/1/23.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Made inflammatory social media post regarding staff that called off christmas day, suggesting retribution in general and from the officer r authority position as a Major. Social media is an extension of the workplace. Per Settlement agreement-10 day suspension and then use own leave time to remain out of work until retirement 12/1/23

Compensation and pension

Retired member · NJ Treasury YourMoney^[2]

This site: records-based match

Monthly pension allowance: $7,564.62
Monthly total (incl. cost-of-living): $7,564.62
Final salary basis: $139,655
Retired: October 2023
Pension fund: Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service: 25 years

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Sources

[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1913. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 346385 (member 44324964), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩