A tiny Utah town’s newly-formed police department has a big-time problem: Its police chief was charged Tuesday with stalking three women.
Thomas Wade Butterfield, 44, appeared in 8th District Court, where he faces five misdemeanor charges from stalking and criminal trespass to unlawful detention, KSL reported.
Butterfield became chief when Myton, a town of less than 600 residents, formed the Myton Police Department on July 1. Butterfield, the town’s lone full-time cop, is accused of harassing the women between June and September.
“We scraped together every cent we could to get a department together,” Myton Mayor Kathleen Cooper told The Salt Lake Tribune, calling the allegations against Butterfield “mind-numbing.”
Cooper said the case is under review by the town’s attorney.
