Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Undersheriff Francine Shelton received a 180-day suspension from the Hudson County Sheriffs Office in 2025. The record states Shelton did not update her mandatory handgun qualification and use of force courses since 2019 as required by the agency and Attorney General guidelines. Sustained charges were failure to perform duties and conduct unbecoming a public employee.
US Shelton did not update her Mandatory handgun qualification and Use of force courses since 2019 as required by the agency and AG Guidelines.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
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Jayden Clavijo · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2025
Suspended 10 days
Sustained charge(s): Insubordination, General Causes, Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness, Neglect of Duty, Other Sufficient Cause
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
David Fontanez · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2025
Suspended 30 days
Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee, Neglect of Duty, and Other Sufficient Cause
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Jonathan Olivo · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2024
Suspended 30 days
Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Jonathan Olivo · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2024
Suspended 182 days
Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Antonio Lucia · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2023
Suspended 180 days
Sustained charge(s): 4a. Other Sufficient Cause
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Francine Shelton's major discipline record?
Undersheriff Francine Shelton received a 180-day suspension from the Hudson County Sheriffs Office in 2025. The record states Shelton did not update her mandatory handgun qualification and use of force courses since 2019 as required by the agency and Attorney General guidelines. Sustained charges were failure to perform duties and conduct unbecoming a public employee.
What is Francine Shelton's major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department?
Francine Shelton has one major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Francine Shelton's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Francine Shelton at Hudson County Sheriff's Department.
How does Hudson County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest 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 Francine Shelton individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 372. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩