C11: an employee. D4: improper or unauthorized contact with inmate - undue familiarity with inmates, parolees, their families or friends. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Tony Evans in 2024 after the Police Training Commission revoked his license and deemed him unfit for employment as a correctional officer. On 11/1/2011, Evans was charged with official misconduct for conspiring to smuggle contraband, including cellular phones and tobacco, into the facility and with conspiring to receive monetary payment for doing so. On 1/4/2022, he pled guilty to third-degree official misconduct, was sentenced to three years of probation, and was banned from public employment.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 1/4/2022, the Officer pled guilty to a violation of 2C:30-2A Official Misconduct (third degree) and was sentenced to probation for a period of three (3) years. The Officer was banned from public employment. The Police Training Commission has revoked Officer Evans' license rendering him unfit for employment with the NJDOC as a Correctional Officer. His inability to hold a valid license violated pertinent NJDOC rules and regulations. Specifically, on 11/1/2011, the Officer was charged with a violation of NJSA 2C: 30-2(a), Official Misconduct, for conspiring with others to smuggle contraband (cellular phones, tobacco, etc.) into the facility and using his official position to do so in violation of NJSA 2C:29-10(d). The Officer was also charged with a violation of NJSA 2C:27-7(c), conspiring to receive monetary payment for smuggling these items into the facility. On 1/4/2022, the Officer pled guilty to a violation of 2C:30-2A Official Misconduct (third degree) and was sentenced to probation for a period of three (3) years. The Officer was banned from public employment.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 3. N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . C11: an employee. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
This record covers a second termination action against Senior Correctional Police Officer Tony Evans in 2024, tied to the same criminal case. The Police Training Commission revoked Evans's license and deemed him unfit for employment as a correctional officer. On 1/4/2022, Evans pled guilty to third-degree official misconduct stemming from an 11/1/2011 charge for conspiring to smuggle contraband into the facility, was sentenced to three years of probation, and was banned from public employment.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 1/4/2022, the Officer pled guilty to a violation of 2C:30-2A Official Misconduct (third degree) and was sentenced to probation for a period of three (3) years. The Officer was banned from public employment. The Police Training Commission has revoked Officer Evans' license rendering him unfit for employment with the NJDOC as a Correctional Officer. His inability to hold a valid license violated pertinent NJDOC rules and regulations. Specifically, on 11/1/2011, the Officer was charged with a violation of NJSA 2C: 30-2(a), Official Misconduct, for conspiring with others to smuggle contraband (cellular phones, tobacco, etc.) into the facility and using his official position to do so in violation of NJSA 2C:29-10(d). The Officer was also charged with a violation of NJSA 2C:27-7(c), conspiring to receive monetary payment for smuggling these items into the facility. On 1/4/2022, the Officer pled guilty to a violation of 2C:30-2A Official Misconduct (third degree) and was sentenced to probation for a period of three (3) years. The Officer was banned from public employment.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1295. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1296. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩