Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Hudson County Department of Corrections suspended County Corrections Police Officer Richard Mercier for 180 days in 2025. The agency reported that the discipline came from an off-duty incident in which Mercier was administratively found to have sent threatening text messages to a party protected by the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. His conduct was found to be beneath that of an off-duty corrections officer. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming.
Officer Mercier was sustained for stemming from an off duty incident in which he was administratively found to have sent threatening text messages to a party protected by the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. The officer's conduct was beneath that of an off duty corrections officer.
Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Richard Mercier's major discipline record?
The Hudson County Department of Corrections suspended County Corrections Police Officer Richard Mercier for 180 days in 2025. The agency reported that the discipline came from an off-duty incident in which Mercier was administratively found to have sent threatening text messages to a party protected by the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. His conduct was found to be beneath that of an off-duty corrections officer. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming.
What is Richard Mercier's major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections?
Richard Mercier has one major discipline record at Hudson County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Richard Mercier's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Richard Mercier at Hudson County Corrections.
How does Hudson County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Hudson County Corrections in the second-highest fifth 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 Richard Mercier individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 362. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩