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.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
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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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. ↩