Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
Officer Fontanez was involved in a verbal confrontation with a civilian, where he threatened to assault him while removing his uniform vest.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Jayden Clavijo · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2025
Suspended 10 days
Sustained 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
Sustained 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 days
Sustained charge(s): Insubordination, Uniform Policy, Neglect of Duty, Truthfulness
same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of David Fontanez's major discipline record?
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.
What is David Fontanez's major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department?
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.
Does David Fontanez's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for David Fontanez at Hudson County Sheriff's Department.
How does Hudson County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not David Fontanez individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 371. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩