Excessive Use of Force, Improper Care and Handling of Prisoner, Unsafe Operation of Troop Car
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Trooper I Kevin Hogan admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while on duty. Hogan used an unnecessary level of force against a prisoner and operated the troop car in an unsafe manner. The sustained charges included excessive use of force and improper care and handling of a prisoner. He received a 20 day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the Division while on-duty. The member utilized an unnecessary level of force against a prisoner and operated the troop car in an unsafe manner. The member received a 20 day suspension.
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 2303. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 252943, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩