Major discipline · 2023[1]
Separated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- SLEO II
- Sustained charge(s)
- Indictable Offense
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
SLEO II Thomas Nealis was found guilty of Aggravated Assault (N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1B(7)), a third-degree crime, the Atlantic City Police Department reported. The department's synopsis states that, while off duty, Nealis caused serious bodily injury to another person. Nealis was suspended and resigned while the criminal charges and an internal affairs investigation were still pending. The department sustained a charge of Indictable Offense.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
SLEO II Thomas Nealis was found guilty of Aggravated Assault 2C:12-1B(7) - a third-degree crime. It is alleged that, while off duty SLEO II Nealis caused serious bodily injury to another, specifically by punching the victim in the face causing significant facial damage and choking the victim until they were unable to breathe.SLEO II Nealis was suspended and resigned pending outcome of criminal charges. At the time of resignation an Internal Affairs Investigation was still pending.