Domestic Violence - Assault, Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related, Unprofessional Conduct Toward Other Law Enforcement Officers, Failure to Notify the Division of Information to Which the Division Would Take Cognizance, Use of Position to Intimidate or Gain Favor, Intentional False Statements
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Trooper Michael Hicks admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while off duty. According to the record, Hicks acted unprofessionally with local law enforcement during a crash investigation in which he was involved and later assaulted another individual, causing visible signs of injury. He also provided a statement that contradicted video evidence. He received a 439 day suspension and resigned from employment in 2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division while off duty. The member acted unprofessionally with local law enforcement during a crash investigation in which the member was involved and later assaulted another individual causing visible signs of injury. The member also provided a statement which contradicted video evidence. The member received a 439 day suspension and resigned from employment.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Trooper Michael Hicks admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police. While off duty, Hicks prevented a civilian from departing a room during an argument and deprived them of their cellular telephone. The sustained charge was criminal restraint. He received a 45 day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
The member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division. While off-duty, the member prevented a civilian from departing a room during an argument and deprived them of their cellular telephone. The member received a 45 day suspension.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. 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. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 538. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2685. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩