In 2024, Jersey City PD sustained charges against Police Officer Montavious Patten, including insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee, and neglect of duty. According to the record, a urine sample Patten submitted on 1/27/2023 tested positive for cannabinoids (THC), obtained pursuant to random drug urinalysis required by NJOAG policy, and Patten violated departmental regulations directing that officers could not use cannabis, admitting he willfully ignored orders. Patten was terminated and was also suspended for 48 days; the record shows both sanctions.
On or about 3/8/2023 this agency was made aware of a urine sample submitted by P.O. M. Patten #3379 on 1/27/2023 that tested positive for Cannabinoids(THC).The sample was obtained pursuant to random drug urinalysis as required by NJOAG Law Enforcement Drug Testing Policy. P.O. Patten violated departmental regulations that directed officers could not use cannabis, admitting he willfully ignored orders.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Montavious Patten's major discipline record?
In 2024, Jersey City PD sustained charges against Police Officer Montavious Patten, including insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee, and neglect of duty. According to the record, a urine sample Patten submitted on 1/27/2023 tested positive for cannabinoids (THC), obtained pursuant to random drug urinalysis required by NJOAG policy, and Patten violated departmental regulations directing that officers could not use cannabis, admitting he willfully ignored orders. Patten was terminated and was also suspended for 48 days; the record shows both sanctions.
What is Montavious Patten's major discipline record at Jersey City Police Department?
Montavious Patten has one major discipline record at Jersey City Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Montavious Patten's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Montavious Patten's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Jersey City Police Department, the department Montavious Patten worked for?
Jersey City Police Department reported 799 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Montavious Patten individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1116. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8343. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩