Henry has 6 sustained major discipline records from Atlantic County Prosecutors Office, all from 2022. The records include a termination. Sustained charges across the records include: Agency Vehicle; Ethics, Standards, & Conduct; Neglect of Duty; Performance of Duty; Truthfulness; Unauthorized Absence.
Over the course of several months, Detective Essence Henry used an agency vehicle and gasoline as her own private means of transportation, the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office reported. The office sustained a charge of Agency Vehicle. Henry was terminated.
Detective Essence Henry failed to report that she had been the subject of a motor vehicle stop that resulted in suspicion of DUI, the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office reported. The office sustained a charge of Ethics, Standards, and Conduct. Henry was terminated.
Over the course of several months, Detective Essence Henry was absent from duty without authorization and used agency resources and compensation to conduct personal business when she should have been working, the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office reported. The office sustained a charge of Neglect of Duty. Henry was terminated.
Over the course of several months, Detective Henry was found to be absent from duty without authorization. She was found to be using agency resources and compensation to conduct her personal business when she should have been working.
Detective Essence Henry was found to be absent from duty without authorization over the course of several months, using agency resources and compensation for personal business during hours she should have been working, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office. The office sustained a charge of Performance of Duty, and Henry was terminated.
Over the course of several months, Detective Henry was found to be absent from duty without authorization. She was found to be using agency resources and compensation to conduct her personal business when she should have been working.
During an internal investigation and the subsequent disciplinary hearing, Detective Essence Henry displayed a lack of candor and was untruthful in statements to internal affairs investigators and while testifying under oath, the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office reported. Henry also gave untruthful statements to a uniformed police officer during a motor vehicle stop while operating an agency vehicle after hours without authorization. The office sustained a charge of Truthfulness, and Henry was terminated.
During the course of an internal investigation, and subsequent disciplinary hearing, Detective Henry displayed a lack of candor and was found to be untruthful in her statements to internal affairs investigators and while testifying in her hearing and under oath. Detective Henry also provided untruthful statements to a uniformed police officer when she was the subject of a motor vehicle stop while operating an agency vehicle after hours and without authorization.
Over the course of several months, Detective Essence Henry was absent from duty without authorization while using agency resources and compensation for personal business, the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office reported. The office sustained a charge of Unauthorized Absence. Henry was terminated.
Over the course of several months, Detective Henry was found to be absent from duty without authorization. She was found to be using agency resources and compensation to conduct her personal business when she should have been working.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Essence Henry's major discipline record?
Henry has 6 sustained major discipline records from Atlantic County Prosecutors Office, all from 2022. The records include a termination. Sustained charges across the records include: Agency Vehicle; Ethics, Standards, & Conduct; Neglect of Duty; Performance of Duty; Truthfulness; Unauthorized Absence.
What is Essence Henry's major discipline record at Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office?
Essence Henry has 6 major discipline records at Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Essence Henry's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Essence Henry's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2022.
How large is Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, the department Essence Henry worked for?
Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office reported 73 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Essence Henry individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2014. 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 2015. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2016. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2017. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[5]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2018. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[6]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2019. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[7]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8128. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩