The Department of Corrections terminated Correctional Police Sergeant Maton Wilkins in 2024 after the Police Training Commission suspended his license and found him unfit for employment as a correctional officer. An investigation found that on June 13, 2021, while assigned as a shift sergeant, Wilkins was insubordinate to a Correctional Police Major who was serving him a Preliminary Notice of Disciplinary Action. Wilkins interrupted the major, used vulgar and insulting language, invaded his space, pointed a finger in his face, called him derogatory names, and threatened him with physical force.
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
The Police Training Commission has suspended Officer Wilkins' license and as such is deemed unfit for employment with NJDOC as Correctional Officer. His inability to hold a valid PTC license is considered a public employee and violates pertinent rules and regulations of the NJDOC. Specifically, on February, 22, 2022, the Officer was charged with violations of NJAC 4A'2-2.3(a)(2) ; N.J.A.C 4A2-2.3(a)(6) an employee; (a)(12) . HRB 84-17, as amended, C4. Verbal abuse of an inmate, patient, client resident or employee; C5. Inappropriate physical contact or mistreatment of an inmate, patient, client, resident or employee; C7. Fighting or creating a disturbance on State property; C9. : Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept order, assaulting or resisting authority, disrespect or use of insulting or abusive language to supervisor. An investigation disclosed that on Tuesday June 13,2021, while assigned as the 3rd Shift North Sergeant, for duty date July 14,2021, the Sergeant was intentionally insubordinate to a Correctional Police Major as he attempted to serve a Preliminary Notice of Disciplinary Action, for an incident which occurred on Monday June 1, 2021. As the charge was being read aloud by the Major, the Sergeant interrupted him several times, using vulgar insulting language towards him. The Sergeant then invaded the Major's space, approaching him while in the presence of other staff, pointing his finger in his face, verbally abusing him, calling him derogatory names, challenging his authority, and threatening him with physical force and violence.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Maton Wilkins's major discipline record?
The Department of Corrections terminated Correctional Police Sergeant Maton Wilkins in 2024 after the Police Training Commission suspended his license and found him unfit for employment as a correctional officer. An investigation found that on June 13, 2021, while assigned as a shift sergeant, Wilkins was insubordinate to a Correctional Police Major who was serving him a Preliminary Notice of Disciplinary Action. Wilkins interrupted the major, used vulgar and insulting language, invaded his space, pointed a finger in his face, called him derogatory names, and threatened him with physical force.
What is Maton Wilkins's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Maton Wilkins 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 Maton Wilkins's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Maton Wilkins's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Maton Wilkins 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 Maton Wilkins individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1309. 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/. ↩