Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
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.
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
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Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty, Responding to Calls, Body Worn Camera & Prohibited Activity on Duty
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Samuel Doherty's major discipline record?
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.
What is Samuel Doherty's major discipline record at Ocean County Corrections?
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.
Does Samuel Doherty's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Samuel Doherty at Ocean County Corrections.
What is Samuel Doherty's base salary on record?
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.
How does Ocean County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Ocean County Corrections in the second-lowest 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 Samuel Doherty individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2277. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 248781, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩