Major discipline · 2024[1]
Separated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Patrolman
- Sustained charge(s)
- Domestic Violence Simple Assault
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Thomas Mullineaux of the Ocean City Police Department was arrested for assaulting the victim during a domestic violence incident; the two were in a dating relationship. Somers Point officers found evidence, and Mullineaux was placed on a warrant for domestic violence simple assault. In Somers Point Municipal Court, the victim did not want to be involved in the prosecution and the case was dismissed. The department was moving for termination because the incident occurred while Mullineaux was under a Last Chance Agreement, and he resigned effective 5/3/2024.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
The investigation revealed that Officer Thomas Mullineaux was arrested for assaulting the victim during a domestic violence incident. Somers Point Officers found evidence that Thomas Mullineaux assaulted the victim. They were involved in a dating relationship. Thomas Mullineaux was arrested and placed on a warrant for domestic violence simple assault. Thomas Mullineaux did appear in Somers Point Municipal Court but the victim did not want to be involved in the prosecution and the case was dismissed. The Ocean City Police Department was moving for termination due to the incident occurring while Thomas Mullineaux was under a “Last chance Agreement”. Prior to the conclusion of the internal affairs investigation, Thomas Mullineaux resigned effective 5/3/2024. The only conclusion to make is that this complaint is sustained and closed.