Major discipline · 2022[1]
Suspended 115 days- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- / Conduct
- Separated while IA pending
- not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Gerald Butler was suspended for 115 days by the Burlington County Department of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of neglect of duty and conduct. The agency reported that Butler neglected to call for supervisor assistance to report a disruptive inmate who flooded his cell and prevented staff from closing the food port. He attempted to close the food port by kicking at it twice. Butler also neglected to document the incidents in the logbook, report them to touring supervisors, or submit an incident report.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer neglected to call for supervisor assistance to report a disruptive inmate who flooded his cell and prevented staff from closing the food port. Officer attempted to close the food port by kicking at it twice. He neglected to document several incidents that occurred with the inmate in the logbook. When the supervisors toured the area, Officer neglected to report the incidents to them. Officer neglected to report his conduct by failing to submit an incident report to his supervisors.