Major discipline · 2024[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . C5: Inappropriate contact or mistreatment of an inmate, patient, client, resident or employee. C8: Falsification: intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work, employment, application, attendance, or in any record, report, investigation, or other proceeding. C11: an employee. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Jonathan Mohammed in 2024. On January 25, 2024, while escorting an incarcerated person to a medical examination, Mohammed grabbed the person, who was lying on the exam table, and threw her to the floor while yelling that she had jumped. He then secured her on the floor and called a code for backup. The incident was recorded on video and was found to be excessive force and mistreatment of an incarcerated person.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On January 25, 2024 Officer Mohammed was escorting an Incarcerated Person to a medical examination. During the examination, the Incarcerated Person was laying on the exam table. Officer Mohammed grabbed the Incarcerated Person, threw her on the floor while yelling that she jumped. Officer Mohammed then secured the Incarcerated Person on the floor and called for a code for backup. Officer Mohammed's actions were on video and were deemed to be excessive force and mistreatment of an Incarcerated Person.