Overview
- Judge Michael Kulling on Dec. 8 found Jesse Mack Butler in compliance with his plea terms, keeping him on a rehabilitation plan with therapy, weekly counseling and supervision until his 19th birthday.
- The Payne County district attorney’s office says any failure to comply could lead to reclassification to adult status and a prison sentence.
- Victims’ attorney Rachel Bussett has filed motions alleging rights violations during the plea and sentencing and is seeking greater transparency through unsealing of records.
- Protesters gathered again at the Payne County Courthouse during the hearing, and state Rep. Justin “JJ” Humphrey is pursuing a grand jury review of the case.
- Police affidavits and medical reports describe repeated assaults and near-fatal strangulation of two Stillwater High students, including video evidence of Butler choking a victim unconscious.