A Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office detective was terminated after an investigation found she sent an anonymous letter criticizing the handling of a case and later left her off-duty firearm unattended in a public restroom.
A Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office detective was fired following disciplinary findings involving an anonymously authored letter sent to a victim’s family member and a separate incident in which her off-duty firearm was left unattended at the Liberty Science Center.
According to New Jersey’s Major Discipline Reporting database, Detective Brittany Aspromonti was terminated and suspended for 364 days following an internal investigation.
The disciplinary action stemmed from two separate incidents that occurred in 2023 and 2024.
Anonymous letter targeted handling of investigation
According to the report, on or about Dec. 6, 2023, Aspromonti sent an anonymously authored letter to a family member of a victim involved in a criminal matter.
The letter alleged that members of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office were mishandling the case.
The disciplinary report does not identify the victim, the family member, or the specific investigation referenced in the correspondence.
However, prosecutors ultimately determined that the conduct violated agency policies and procedures.
Firearm left in public restroom
A second incident occurred nearly a year later.
According to the disciplinary report, on Nov. 8, 2024, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office received notification from the New Jersey State Park Police that officers had recovered an off-duty firearm registered to Aspromonti.
Authorities found the weapon after it had been left unattended in a bathroom at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City.
The report does not indicate how long the firearm remained unattended before it was recovered or whether any member of the public came into contact with the weapon.
No injuries were reported in connection with the incident.
Department imposed termination
The disciplinary findings were issued under the Mercer County Table of Offenses, Section E, General, Subparagraph 1, which addresses violations of agency rules, regulations, policies, procedures, orders, or administrative decisions.
Records show Aspromonti received a 364-day suspension and was ultimately terminated from employment.
The report indicates she did not resign, retire, transfer, or otherwise separate from employment before the disciplinary matter was concluded.
Instead, the investigation proceeded to final disposition, resulting in termination.
Prosecutor’s office discipline disclosed in state report
The case appears in New Jersey’s annual Major Discipline Reporting database, which requires law enforcement agencies throughout the state to publicly disclose serious disciplinary actions involving officers and investigators.
The report does not provide additional details regarding the contents of the anonymous letter, the identity of the victim’s family member, or whether any criminal charges were considered in connection with either incident.
The disclosed findings relate to administrative violations handled through the agency’s internal disciplinary process.
Key Points
• Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Brittany Aspromonti was terminated following disciplinary proceedings.
• Investigators found she sent an anonymously authored letter to a victim’s family member alleging a case was being mishandled.
• In a separate incident, her off-duty firearm was recovered after being left unattended in a restroom at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City.
• Aspromonti received a 364-day suspension.
• The disciplinary findings involved violations of agency rules, policies, and procedures.