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Sergeant With Atlantic County Justice Facility Charged In Official Misconduct Investigation

Fred Gilbert, of Egg Harbor City, is facing charges of official misconduct and related offenses.

Fred Gilbert, 37, from Egg Harbor City, NJ, and a Sergeant with the Atlantic County Justice Facility, has been charged with Official Misconduct and related offenses based on his involvement in an incident that occurred within the Atlantic County Justice Facility in 2023.

Gilbert is charged with second-degree Official Misconduct, third-degree Witness Tampering, fourth-degree Obstruction, two counts of fourth-degree False Reporting to Law Enforcement Authorities, and fourth-degree Tampering with Physical Evidence.

It is alleged that on June 12, 2023, Gilbert concealed or destroyed contraband after it was recovered from an inmate who was being held inside the facility for unrelated charges.

Additionally, Gilbert instructed a junior officer to create a false document indicating the contraband was not recovered and authored his own report indicating the same.

The investigation was conducted by the Atlantic County Justice Facility with the assistance of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Professional Standards and Accountability Unit.

Anyone with information about this incident or other serious crimes are asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit at 609-909-7666 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Website at ACPO.Tips and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page.

People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/.

Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.

All persons charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.

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*Post has been updated.