Major discipline · 2024[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- Standards of Conduct
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2024, the Atlantic County Public Safety Division of Adult Detention terminated Officer Martinez. The agency reported that he was observed on CCTV and through eyewitness accounts giving an inmate contraband, including food and unknown items, within the secured perimeter of the Atlantic County Justice Facility during his duties as a county correctional police officer. The agency determined there was sufficient evidence to sustain the administrative charges and that termination was the penalty. The sustained charge was a standards of conduct violation.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer David Martinez's conduct was unbecoming of a public employee. Employee gave contraband to an inmate in and outside of the facility. The inmate contact warranted removal effective immediately. The employee was observed on CCTV and through eyewitness accounts providing an inmate within the secured perimeter of the Atlantic County Justice Facility with contraband, which included food and unknown items, during his official duties as County Correctional Police Officer. There was sufficient evidence to sustain administrative charges; your actions have led to your termination as the only appropriate penalty, for the above actions and the violation.