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Ocean County Corrections · 1 record · 2022
Suspended 90 days2022 · as reported
Officer Samuel Doherty was in possession of his personal cell phone within the security perimeter of the facility on March 26, 2022, in violation of Ocean County Department of Corrections policy. Doherty received a 90-day suspension for the policy violation.
Major discipline · 2022[1]
Suspended 90 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Samuel Doherty was in possession of his personal cell phone on 3/26/2022 within the security perimeter of the facility, which is a violation of the facility policy. Officer Doherty was given a 90 day suspension for this policy violation.
Background: Corrections agencies account for a large share of New Jersey's major police discipline.
Kevin Sheehy · Ocean County Corrections · 2022
Suspended 45 daysSustained charge(s): Policy 2.29
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Lucian Woods · Ocean County Corrections · 2021
Suspended 15 daysSustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Gonzalez Joseph · Ocean County Corrections · 2021
Suspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): Inmate Supervision Documenting UOF
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Kevin Craig · Absecon City Police Department · 2022
Suspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): 3:1.5 Performance of Duty
same year · similar sanction outcome
Martina Martin · Atlantic City Police Department · 2022
Suspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty, Responding to Calls, Body Worn Camera & Prohibited Activity on Duty
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5 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Samuel Doherty, Ocean County Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/samuel-doherty-ocean-co-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Officer Samuel Doherty was in possession of his personal cell phone within the security perimeter of the facility on March 26, 2022, in violation of Ocean County Department of Corrections policy. Doherty received a 90-day suspension for the policy violation.
Samuel Doherty has one major discipline record at Ocean County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Samuel Doherty's reported base salary is $91,207, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Samuel Doherty has 9 years, 6 months of reported service.