Myron Ford

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Service Record

Agency	Deptford Township New Jersey Police Department
Rank	Officer^[1]
Dates of Service	Hired in 2009.^[1]
Salary	$94,961 (2020)^[2]
Last Known Status	Suspended.^[3]

Commendations

2015 Unit Citation

On April 6, 2015, Ford and other officers received a Unit Citation from the Deptford Mayor and Fire Commissioners for their response to a 3-alarm fire at an apartment building.^[4]

Incident Reports

2021 Arrest for Domestic Violence

On September 30, 2021, officers were called to an apartment for a report of domestic violence. Officers found Ford and a woman with scratches on her arm and chin. Officers determined that Ford was the aggressor.^[5]

Response Timeline

Ford was suspended for 15 days for failure to act during a domestic violence assault and failure to report the incident.^[6]

On September 30, 2021, Ford was arrested. The criminal complaint says that Ford shoved the woman against a door inside the apartment, scratched her right arm and chin, and placed "his hands around the victim's neck in attempt to strangle the victim". ^[1]

Ford was indicted on a second-degree charge of aggravated assault/strangling a domestic violence victim. If convicted, Ford could face up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $150,000, or both.^[1]

On April 4, 2022, Ford pleaded not guilty.^[3]