Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 1 record · 2025
Suspended 30 days2025 · as reported
In 2025, Officer David Fontanez was suspended for 30 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office. According to the record, Fontanez was involved in a verbal confrontation with a civilian and threatened to assault him while removing his uniform vest. The sustained charges were conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, and other sufficient cause.
Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 30 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Fontanez was involved in a verbal confrontation with a civilian, where he threatened to assault him while removing his uniform vest.
Jayden Clavijo · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2025
Suspended 10 daysSustained charge(s): Insubordination, General Causes, Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness, Neglect of Duty, Other Sufficient Cause
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Salvatore DiCiacco · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2023
Suspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty
same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Joseph Llave · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Suspended 15 daysSustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty
same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Julian Cuellar · Atlantic City Police Department · 2025
Suspended 10 daysSustained charge(s): Relief, Performance of Duty, Neglect of Duty, Body Worn Camera
same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Bria Hill · Atlantic City Police Department · 2025
Suspended 60 daysSustained charge(s): Insubordination, Uniform Policy, Neglect of Duty, Truthfulness
same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
16 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "David Fontanez, Hudson County Sheriff's Department," last updated 2026-09-07, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/david-fontanez-hudson-co-sheriffs-dept/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
In 2025, Officer David Fontanez was suspended for 30 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office. According to the record, Fontanez was involved in a verbal confrontation with a civilian and threatened to assault him while removing his uniform vest. The sustained charges were conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty, and other sufficient cause.
David Fontanez has one major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.