Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
While on duty at the Bergen County Jail, Correctional Police Officer Seywonh Smith obstructed a security camera and was sleeping on duty, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported for 2023. Smith also failed to conduct required headcounts and post checks. He was suspended for 132 days.
(a) 1 - , or Failure to Perform Duties (a) 3 - (a) 6 - a Public Employee (a) 7 - (a) 12 - Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations Standards of Conduct Performance of Duty Unbecoming Conduct Prohibited Activity on Duty Inattentiveness to Duty Sleeping on Duty Care of Agency Facility Reports and Bookings Counts Logbook Post Checks and Inspections
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Correctional Police Officer Seywonh Smith, while on duty at the Bergen County Jail, obstructed a security camera and was sleeping on duty. Officer Smith also failed to conduct required headcounts and post checks.
Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Seywonh Smith's major discipline record?
While on duty at the Bergen County Jail, Correctional Police Officer Seywonh Smith obstructed a security camera and was sleeping on duty, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported for 2023. Smith also failed to conduct required headcounts and post checks. He was suspended for 132 days.
What is Seywonh Smith's major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department?
Seywonh Smith has one major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Seywonh Smith's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Seywonh Smith at Bergen County Sheriff's Department.
How does Bergen County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Bergen County Sheriff's Department 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 Seywonh Smith individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1501. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩