Overview
- The body-camera footage shows officers arresting Jesse Mack Butler on March 4, 2025, when he was 17.
- Stillwater Police confirm the video was released on October 30 in response to a records request and say it reflects no new operational action.
- Butler later pleaded no contest and was reclassified as a youthful offender, leaving a 78-year sentence fully suspended under rehabilitation and community service requirements.
- He was initially charged as an adult with 10 rape-related felonies involving two fellow students and was facing nearly 80 years in prison, according to court records.
- The video’s spread has prompted widespread public reaction, a November 5 rally at the Payne County Courthouse, and calls for an investigation from Rep. Justin JJ Humphrey, with a court hearing set for December 8.