Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Jeremy Berenger violated facility policies and procedures regarding the safe handling of firearms, including entering the secure perimeter of the MCCI with a firearm, on May 11, 2023, the Monmouth County Department of Corrections reported. No formal disciplinary sanction was issued because Berenger resigned his law enforcement employment on September 19, 2023. The sustained charge was violating the firearms policy.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On May 11, 2023, CPO Berenger violated MCCI policies and procedures regarding the safe handling of firearms including entering the secure perimeter of the MCCI with a firearm.-- No formal disciplinary sanction was issued as he resigned his law enforcement employment on September 19, 2023.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Corrections Officer Jeremy Berenger received a 120 day suspension, the Monmouth County Department of Corrections reported. The discipline concerned a failure to properly supervise inmates, including allowing horseplay to occur. The sustained charges were cited under NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(6)(7)(12).
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Failure to properly supervise inmates including allowing horseplay to occur
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1814. 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 2630. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩