Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 30 days- Rank as reported
- Lt.
- Sustained charge(s)
- , Conduct towards Superior and Subordinate Officers and Associates, Standard of Conduct, Harrassment in the Workplace, , Truthfulness
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Lieutenant Gilbert Nielsen III received a 30-day suspension from the Middlesex County Sheriffs Office in 2025. On November 8, 2024, Nielsen called another lieutenant degrading names and used profane language in the presence of other personnel. He denied the conduct during his interview, but the investigation found it occurred numerous times, and some of his statements to Internal Affairs were untruthful. Sustained charges included Conduct Unbecoming, Harassment in the Workplace, and Truthfulness.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On November 8, 2024, Lt. Nielsen called another Lieutenant degrading names and used profane language. This incident occurred in the precense of other personnel. Altough Lt. Nielsen denied this during the course of his interview, the investigation proved this occured numerous times. Aditionally, during the interview with Internal Affairs, some of the statements made by Lt. Nielsen were untruthful.