Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
New Jersey State Police · 1 record · 2025
Separated while IA pending2025 · as reported
Trooper John Kerrison was substantiated for operating his personally owned vehicle while intoxicated, after which he was stopped and arrested. The sustained charges included driving while intoxicated and questionable off-duty conduct. According to the New Jersey State Police record, Kerrison was not reenlisted in 2025 before discipline was imposed.
Major discipline · 2025[1]
Separated while IA pendingSynopsis as reported by the agency
Member was substantiated for operating his personally owned vehicle while he was intoxicated and was subsequently stopped and arrested. The member was not reenlisted prior to the imposition of discipline.
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Bryan Brownlee · New Jersey State Police · 2025
Separated while IA pendingSustained charge(s): Inappropriate Actions - On Duty, Left Assigned Area or Post Without Permission, Unjustified Motor Vehicle Stop, Unsafe/Improper Stop…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Shane Dempsey · New Jersey State Police · 2025
Separated while IA pendingSustained charge(s): Domestic Violence - Assault
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Daniel Higgins · New Jersey State Police · 2025
Separated while IA pendingSustained charge(s): Domestic Violence - Harassment
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Daniel Higgins · New Jersey State Police · 2025
Separated while IA pendingSustained charge(s): Domestic Violence - Harassment
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Daniel Higgins · New Jersey State Police · 2025
Separated while IA pendingSustained charge(s): Domestic Violence - Harassment, Contempt of Court
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
94 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows they resigned, retired, transferred, or otherwise separated from this agency while an internal affairs matter was pending, which can affect whether a current PFRS/SPRS record exists here. 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. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Police Transparency NJ, "John Kerrison, New Jersey State Police," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/john-kerrison-new-jersey-state-police/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Trooper John Kerrison was substantiated for operating his personally owned vehicle while intoxicated, after which he was stopped and arrested. The sustained charges included driving while intoxicated and questionable off-duty conduct. According to the New Jersey State Police record, Kerrison was not reenlisted in 2025 before discipline was imposed.
John Kerrison has one major discipline record at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
New Jersey State Police reported 3,351 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about John Kerrison individually.