TerminatedSuspended (days not reported)Separated while IA pending
Rank as reported
Ptl.
Sustained charge(s)
Untruthfulness
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman Clayton was terminated and suspended by Mountain Lakes PD after lying to a superior officer about his score during firearms qualifications. The number of suspension days was not reported. The record states Clayton resigned during the hearing process and separated while an internal affairs matter was pending. The sustained charge was Untruthfulness.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Clayton was suspended pending formal steps taken for his termination. This was a result of lying to a Superior Officer about his score during firearms qualifications. During the hearing process, Ptl. Clayton resigned.
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 1832. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩