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Police Officer Rodney T. Butts
End of Watch:
October 15th, 1975
Biographical Information
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 15, 1975
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Butts died on Octover 15, 1975 after suffering a sudden heart attack after subduing a suspect who was resisting arrest. Officer Butts became ill after booking the suspect into the jail. He was rushed to the hospital, where he later died. Officer Butts, a 15-year veteran of the police department, was 40 years old.
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