Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2023, the Somerset County Sheriffs Office suspended Officer Rogus for 20 days on sustained charges of insubordination and extra duty employment. The record states that Rogus received a mandatory overtime shift for October 15, 2022, questioned it, and then failed to report for the shift. He relinquished 20 vacation and comp days.
On October 13, 2022, Officer Eric Rogus received a mandatory overtime shift for October 15, 2022. When issued the mandatory overtime shift, S/O Rogus responded "What if I was working somewhere else?" Ultimately, S/O Rogus failed to report for his mandatory overtime shift. The Extray Duty Employment policy states other employment will be requested. No request was made. S/O Rogus was issued a mandatory by a Sergeant to work. He fail to report causing . S/O Rogus was suspended for 20 days (He relinquished 20 vacation and comp days).
Compensation and pension
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What is a summary of Eric Rogus's major discipline record?
In 2023, the Somerset County Sheriffs Office suspended Officer Rogus for 20 days on sustained charges of insubordination and extra duty employment. The record states that Rogus received a mandatory overtime shift for October 15, 2022, questioned it, and then failed to report for the shift. He relinquished 20 vacation and comp days.
What is Eric Rogus's major discipline record at Somerset County Sheriff's Department?
Eric Rogus has one major discipline record at Somerset County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Eric Rogus's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Eric Rogus at Somerset County Sheriff's Department.
How does Somerset County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Somerset County Sheriff's Department in the second-lowest 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 Eric Rogus individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1875. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩