Police Trainee Zyaire Evans was terminated by the Trenton Police Department in 2025. Evans was off-duty when he was arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes (Imitation Firearm) after he pointed a "bluegun" training weapon at a passing motorist. The motorist believed the weapon to be real and called police. Sustained charges included Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee and Actions Involving Criminal Matters.
Police Trainee Evans was off-duty when he was arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes (Imitation Firearm) after he pointed a "bluegun" training weapon at a passing motorist. The motorist believed the weapon to be real and called police.
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)6 Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee, 4A:2-2.3(a)12 Other Sufficient Cause, 4A:2-2.3(a)3 Inability to Perform Duties
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Zyaire Evans's major discipline record?
Police Trainee Zyaire Evans was terminated by the Trenton Police Department in 2025. Evans was off-duty when he was arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes (Imitation Firearm) after he pointed a "bluegun" training weapon at a passing motorist. The motorist believed the weapon to be real and called police. Sustained charges included Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee and Actions Involving Criminal Matters.
What is Zyaire Evans's major discipline record at Trenton Police Department?
Zyaire Evans has one major discipline record at Trenton Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Zyaire Evans's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Zyaire Evans's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How large is Trenton Police Department, the department Zyaire Evans worked for?
Trenton Police Department reported 239 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Zyaire Evans individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 426. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8379. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩