Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 60 days- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
- as amended C11 - an employee E1 - Violation of a rule
- regulation
- policy
- procedure
- order or administrative decision N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 - Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence N.J.S.A. 39:4-97 - Careless Driving N.J.S.A. 39: 4-96 - Reckless Driving N.J.S.A. 39: 4-88B - Traffic on Marked Lanes N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2 - Consent to take Breath Samples N.J.S.A. 39: 4-50.4a - Refusal to Consent to Chemical Test
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 11/10/23, New Jersey State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Stalin Torres was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Atlantic City, New Jersey. SCPO Torres refused a breathalyzer test. SCPO Torres was arrested and charged with the following: N.J.S.A. 39:4-50-Driving While Intoxicated; N.J.S.A. 39:4-97-Careless Driving; N.J.S.A. 39:4-96-Reckless Driving; N.J.S.A. 39:4-88B-Traffic on Marked Lanes; N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2-Consent to Taking Samples of Breath; and N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a-Refusal to Submit to test. On 5/26/25, SCPO Torres was found guilty of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4A - Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test. SCPO Torres signed a settlement agreement on 7/17/25, for a 60-day suspension.