Major discipline · 2023[1]
Suspended 30 days- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a)(7) ; (a)(12) : Violation of Department Policies and Procedures – P.S.CUS.002 Firearms Violation of Department Rules and Regulations – 3:4.12 Handling of firearm / Loss of firearm
- Separated while IA pending
- not reported
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Kiana Wilson-Carter received a 30-day suspension from the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2023. According to the record, on April 17, 2022, Wilson-Carter left her fully loaded department-issued weapon, with hollow point ammunition, in the bathroom of University Hospital in Newark. She also failed to notify her department after retrieving the weapon from the Rutgers Police Department. Sustained charges included neglect of duty and a firearms handling violation.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On Sunday, April 17, 2022 an Investigator reported that Officer K. Wilson-Carter left her fully loaded departmental issued weapon with hollow point ammunition, in the bathroom of University Hospital located at 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ. Additionally, Officer Wilson-Carter failed to notify her department after retrieving her weapon from Rutgers Police Department on this date.