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.
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
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Separated while IA pending
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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.
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Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Jonathan Mohammed's major discipline record?
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.
What is Jonathan Mohammed's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Jonathan Mohammed has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Jonathan Mohammed's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Jonathan Mohammed's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Jonathan Mohammed worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Jonathan Mohammed individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1362. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩