Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Correctional Police Officer Charles Lawson was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2024. The record states that Lawson was arrested on May 11, 2021 and criminally charged by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. The outcome included forfeiture of and disqualification from public employment and three years of probation. The sustained charge was other sufficient cause.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On Tuesday May 11, 2021, Correctional Police Officer Charles Lawson was arrested and charged with 2C:24-7.1A (3) and 2C28-7A (1). Officer Lawson was criminally charged by the Essex County Prosecutors Office. Forfeiture of and Disqualification of PublicEmployment. Three (3) years probation.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. 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. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1060. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩