Ventnor City, NJ, Police Officer Indicted

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that a Ventnor City, New Jersey Police Officer has been indicted as follows:

Official Misconduct and Invasion of Privacy

On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Ryan Bonanni, 25 years old from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, was indicted by an Atlantic County Grand Jury as follows:

second-degree charges of Official Misconduct.
third-degree Invasion of Privacy.
third-degree Criminal Computer Activity for surreptitiously.

Bonanni, who is a Ventnor City Police Officer is alleged to have taken “several videos on his personal cell phone of a female prisoner during her arrest on July 6, 2025,” said the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.

Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Has Released The Following Information About These Alleged Incidents:

Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office photo.

In July 2025, members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office became aware of an incident days earlier where Officer Bonanni recorded a nude female inmate while she was secured in the Ventnor Police Department holding cell. These secret recordings were made without the knowledge of the other officers involved in the woman's arrest. Officer Bonanni then sent the videos via SnapChat to several Ventnor Police Officers as well as his civilian friends and family, said the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.

Atlantic County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Kathleen Robinson is representing the State of New Jersey in this case.