N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . C9: : Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept order, assaulting or resisting authority, disrespect, or use of insulting or abusive language to supervisor.
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On 12/5/23, Senior Correctional Police Officer Javier Gonzalez questioned a lieutenant's order to secure a door on his unit and became argumentative, shouting "What's the big deal" at the lieutenant. The Department of Corrections sustained charges of conduct unbecoming an employee and insubordination. Gonzalez signed a settlement agreement on 6/5/24.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On December 5, 2023, Officer Gonzalez questioned the orders of a Lieutenant to secure a door on his unit and became argumentative by shouting "What's the big deal" at the Lieutenant. The Lieutenant provided Officer Gonzalez with the proper Internal Management Procedures for the facility showing that several of the Incarcerated Persons housed within Officer Gonzalez's unit were acting improperly during mass movement. Officer Gonzalez signed a settlement agreement on this matter on June 5, 2024.
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1301. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 214364, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩