Thread by @FriendsofBones

Butler retired this year but the courts allowed him one last grift on the way out. Butler is no stranger to litigation, but this one was a masterclass in cop caucacity.

Let's have a closer look at his tortured, tortious career.

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At the center of Butler's suit against the city were claims of defamation as a racist and illegal abuse in a police overtime audit.

Butler should know about overtime fraud. He practically invented it himself as a sergeant in 1998.

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During the 1999 internal investigation into his overtime grift, as Butler was interviewed by his friend then Sgt. Russel Neville, and he thought the tape recorder was turned off, he was caught on video saying "Go get my gun so I can lock up some n-gg-rs."

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Cranley heard it. Smitherman heard it. The slur was scientifically proven through spectrographic analysis:
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But the city refused to act, and eventually Butler was promoted to Captain in a civil service lawsuit challenging Issue 5.
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Butler never should have made brass. His mendacity and corruption were clear from the start.

There was the 1998 Ujima Festival excessive force macing of Nicole Garner, who was already handcuffed and complying. Investigators found video refuted his pretense that Garner resisted.

In 1999, as investigating supervisor, Butler was involved in cover up in the shootings of Michael Carpenter and at Ciro Alfonzo.

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WLWT's Brian Hamrick reported his performance did not meet department standards in the Carpenter case and he was disciplined.

As Night Captain on April 18, 2011, Butler was ranking officer at Bones’ crime scene. He arrived at the same time as EMT, about 8 minutes after the shooting. The investigative reports have all claimed he immediately separated involved witness officers.

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But a review of crime scene logs, officers notes and recorded interviews reveals the named supervisors were not on scene to control the involved officers for up to 30 minutes after the shooting. Butler lied.

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In fact, Butler’s said he assigned a single supervisor, Troy Bastin, to physically separate and control four officers. Bastin never signed the crime scene log but CAD shows he didn’t arrive until 3:34 am. He told investigators his role in that incident was simply transport.

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