Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
An internal affairs investigation determined that Sheriff's Officer Tajai Ford was untruthful during the hiring process and during his internal affairs interview. The Morris County Sheriffs Office found that Ford violated its policies and its rules and regulations, and it sustained a charge of untruthfulness. Ford separated while the internal affairs matter was pending.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Untruthful: During an Internal Affairs investigation it was determined that Sheriff's Officer Ford was untruthful during the hiring process and during his Internal Affairs interview. Sheriff's Officer Ford was found to have violated Morris County Sheriff's Office Policies and the Morris County Sheriff's Office Rules and Regulations.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1828. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩