NJ cop charged with lying on job applications — caught years later Dan Alexander Published: August 8, 2025 Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office (MCPO), Neptune Township (Neptune Township) police shields
🚨Briant K. Nixon has been a Neptune Township police officer since 2023
🚨Nixon was arrested in 2015 but did not mention that in his applications
NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP — A Monmouth County police officer has been charged with lying about his criminal history and previous employment in law enforcement.
Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said an investigation by the Professional Responsibility Unit found that Neptune Township Officer Briant K. Nixon, 38, was an officer with the NYPD, something he didn't mention on his job application in 2022.
The unit found that Nixon started