Major discipline · 2020[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- CPSGT
- Sustained charge(s)
- not applicable
- Separated while IA pending
- not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
CPSGT Michael Floyd was terminated by the Department Of Corrections in 2020. An investigation determined that on July 3, 2020, Floyd was involved in a physical altercation. When Vernon Township Police Department officers arrived, Floyd identified himself as law enforcement and provided identification confirming his employment as an NJ Corrections Officer at Northern State Prison. Officers noted a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and that he appeared unstable and possibly intoxicated.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
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