Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2022, the Middlesex County Sheriffs Office terminated Recruit Mercy Neal for failing to complete the Mercer County Police Academy training required as a condition of employment. The sustained charge was inability to perform duties. No additional sanction was reported.
Failed to complete the Mercer County Police Academy training as a condition of employment.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Carol Diarmento · Middlesex County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Terminated
Sustained charge(s): Inabilities to perform duties
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Keith Regis · Middlesex County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Terminated
Sustained charge(s): Inabilities to perform duties
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Mary Porter · Middlesex County Sheriff's Department · 2020
Terminated
same agency · similar sanction outcome
David Demaio · Middlesex County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Suspended 45 days
Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty
same agency · same year
Lakia Torres · Middlesex County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Suspended 6 days
Sustained charge(s): Excessive absenteeism.
same agency · same year
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Mercy Neal's major discipline record?
In 2022, the Middlesex County Sheriffs Office terminated Recruit Mercy Neal for failing to complete the Mercer County Police Academy training required as a condition of employment. The sustained charge was inability to perform duties. No additional sanction was reported.
What is Mercy Neal's major discipline record at Middlesex County Sheriff's Department?
Mercy Neal has one major discipline record at Middlesex County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Mercy Neal's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Mercy Neal's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2022.
How does Middlesex County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Middlesex County Sheriff's Department in the highest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Mercy Neal individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2241. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩