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| Deputy Keeper Frank Butcher
New Jersey Department of Corrections
New Jersey
End of Watch: Thursday, March 13, 1930 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, March 13, 1930
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Deputy Butcher was shot and killed by an inmate who was attempting to escape from the Trenton State Prison (now known as New Jersey State Prison). The inmate attacked an officer with a blackjack, knocking him unconscious and stealing his gun. When Deputy Butcher and other officers approached the suspect, shots were exchanged, and Deputy Butcher was killed.
The suspect fled into a cell, where he was killed in exchange of gunfire with other officers.
The suspect had been serving a life sentence for the murder of Patrolman Bernard Murray, of the Hoboken Police Department, on October 2, 1918.
Deputy Butcher was survived by his wife and two children. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
