Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 30 days- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a)(1), Failure to perform duties (a)(12)
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Elizabeth Roberts of the Mercer County Sheriffs Office served a 30-day suspension in 2024 for violating multiple policies involving the holding cell area and interactions with inmates. Roberts opened a holding cell door and entered the area without another officer present, then consoled an inmate who had just returned from court and was visibly upset. The record states she violated safety protocols and was found to have had contact with an inmate in violation of office policies.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Elizabeth Roberts served a 30 day suspension as a result of violating multiple policies involving the Mercer County Sheriff's Office holding cell area and interactions with inmates. Officer Roberts opened a holding cell door and entered the area without another officer present. While inside the holding cell area she consoled an inmate that had just returned from court and was visibly upset. Officer Roberts violated safety protocols within the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures. Her violations were sustained and Officer Roberts was found to have had contact with an inmate violating the aforementioned policies