Former Mantua Police Officer Convicted of Official Misconduct 

Camden, NJ – Shaun J. Butler, 46, of Mantua, a former police officer for the  Mantua Township Police Department, was found guilty of official  misconduct and related computer crimes in front of the Honorable James Bucci, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew B. Johns announced. 

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in open court: On Sept. 11, 2021, Butler, who was a lieutenant in the Internal Affairs department  of the Mantua Township Police Department, was involved in an off-duty sexual  encounter when the woman’s husband found the pair in their home, leading to an  altercation. Rather than calling 911, Butler used the Mantua dispatch number,  failing to identify himself as an officer. He also refused to respond to questions from  subordinate responding officers when asked about the events leading to the  altercation. 

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