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
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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.
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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.
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. ↩