Suspended 10 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Cross has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (4) Attendance HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism; N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other sufficient cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9- Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reason-able excuse. C9- Insubordination: Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept order, assaulting or resisting authority, disrespect or use of insulting or abusive language to supervisor.
On 5/12/25 and 5/21/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer De-Sean Cross called out sick at South Woods State Prison without sufficient leave time and was placed in no-pay status. The Department of Corrections deemed this chronic and excessive absenteeism. Cross received a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension on 7/23/25.
On 5/12/25 and 5/21/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) De-Sean Cross called out sick. He did not have sufficient leave time. Therefore, he was placed in no-pay status for those dates. This action is deemed to be chronic and . On 7/23/25, SCPO Cross was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 15-day suspension.
On 9/13/25 and 9/24/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer De-Sean Cross refused to work mandatory overtime at South Woods State Prison. Cross did not request to be excused from the assignments and did not author a Special Custody Report indicating the refusal. He received a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-day suspension on 10/20/25.
as amended A9- Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reason-able excuse. C9- : Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept order
assaulting or resisting authority
disrespect or use of insulting or abusive language to supervisor.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 9/13/25 and 9/24/25, South Woods State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) De-Sean Cross refused to work mandatory overtime. SCPO Cross did not request to be excused from the mandatory assignments and failed to author a Special Custody Report indicating a refusal. On 10/20/25, SCPO Cross was issued a Final Notice of Disciplinary Action for a 10-day suspension.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a…
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended C9 -…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 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, "De-Sean Cross, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/de-sean-cross-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of De-Sean Cross's major discipline record?
Cross has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (4) Attendance HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism; N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other sufficient cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9- Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reason-able excuse. C9- Insubordination: Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept order, assaulting or resisting authority, disrespect or use of insulting or abusive language to supervisor.
What is De-Sean Cross's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
De-Sean Cross has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is De-Sean Cross's base salary on record?
De-Sean Cross's reported base salary is $98,762, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. De-Sean Cross has 10 years, 3 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department De-Sean Cross worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about De-Sean Cross individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 592. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 593. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215788, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩