A California man was arrested near Earlham Wednesday morning on an out-of-state arrest warrant and local drug charges.
Timothy Scott Butler, 42, of 2248 Beckett Dr., El Dorado Hills, California, was charged with second-offense possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and being a fugitive from justice.
The incident began about 8 a.m. Wednesday, when an Iowa State Patrol Trooper stopped Butler, who was operating a 2004 Nissan Sentra on I Avenue near U.S. Interstate 80 north of Earlham.
A record check indicated two active arrest warrants for Butler, one in Iowa and one in California. The California warrant was for a probation violation on an original charge of delivering controlled substances.
According to court records, during the traffic stop, the trooper “had a K9 perform a free-air sniff of the suspect vehicle.” When the dog indicated the presence of narcotics, a search of Butler’s vehicle was conducted.
The search disclosed “approximately five grams of black tar heroin in the center console, a blue straw containing methamphetamine residue under the driver’s seat and a digital scale with residue in the driver’s door,” according to court records.
Also disclosed were “two unopened needles, a metal spoon and a small bottle of naloxone in a black bag in the trunk.”
Butler is held in the Dallas County Jail without bond. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing June 1 in Dallas County District Court.
*A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
These charges are not correct and this article is a defamation of character and as I see it slander. If you use these cases in an article and dont retract or post another article with the correct information they can lead to problems with jobs and renting or buying a home or car. This information is also used to illicit new customers to the web site for background information. This article has caused many denials and hard arguments as to the charges:
It is a curious case, Mr. Butler. It appears you were arrested in May 2020 and pleaded guilty to possession of heroin in July 2020 but “due to the subsequent return of lab results that indicate that the substance found in this matter was NOT an illegal controlled substance,” the judgment and sentence were rescinded. This left only the conviction for criminal mischief in your action of deliberately clogging the jail plumbing with socks and food wrappers.
We will gladly update this story with the true outcome in this unfortunate matter. According to the original criminal complaint, a search of your vehicle disclosed “approximately 5 grams of black tar heroin in the center console, a blue straw containing methamphetamine residue under the driver’s seat, and a digital scale with reside on it in the driver’s door” as well as “two unopened needles, a metal spoon, and a small bottle of naloxone in a black bag in the trunk.” So what was the substance if not black tar heroin? The complaint also alleges that at the time of your arrest in May 2020 you had “two active warrants, one in Iowa and one in California. The California warrant was for a probation violation for delivering controlled substances.” Were these allegations also false? We would like to update the story with the true facts.
R.I.P. Timothy Butler.
Wish the police would do more than just put him on probation. If they did, my friend would still be alive.
RIP, Tim! I miss you terribly. xoxoxo