BLACK: VIOLENT Suspect tied to 2 murders, BM 23 & 54 y.o. WF, kidnappings and rapes from metro Atlanta to central Alabama, sheriff says

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'This is a violent and dangerous individual' | Suspect tied to murder, kidnappings and rapes from metro Atlanta to central Alabama, sheriff says​

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A crime spree that stretched from metro Atlanta to central Alabama is over and the accused suspect is locked up. It involved kidnappings, multiple rapes and even murder. The man was arrested during a high-speed pursuit in Autauga County, Alabama, on Saturday, Nov. 5.

Michael Butler, 35, of Greenville, Alabama, was out on mandatory release from the Alabama corrections department when he allegedly began his three-day crime spree beginning on Thursday, Nov. 3.

"This is a violent and dangerous individual," St. Clair County Sheriff Billy J. Murray explained.

Sheriff Murray announced during a news conference Thursday that Butler is charged in connection to the Nov. 5 shooting death and rape of Victoria Ann Malet, 54, of Lincoln, Alabama. Sheriff Murray said Malet's body was found on Sunday, Nov. 6 in a wooded area of St. Clair County, Alabama. She would be the final victim in the crime spree.


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Prior to this homicide on Nov. 5, authorities said Butler carried out a couple of violent crimes in metro Atlanta -- in both Coweta and Fulton Counties.

On Friday, Nov. 4, the Coweta County Sheriff said Butler pulled into the driveway of a residence on Waterworks Road in Newnan where a couple was outside and forced the homeowners, at gunpoint, back into their house.

Once inside, the sheriff's office said Butler forced the woman to tie the man up. Butler then stole multiple items from the house, loading the items into the victims’ car.

The sheriff's office said Butler then forced the couple to drive him toward the interstate. On the way to the interstate, the woman convinced Butler to let them pull over into a gas station parking lot, so they could secure some of the items in the car, according to the sheriff's office.

The sheriff's office said the woman got out of the car under the guise of securing the stolen items and ran inside the gas station, where she called Coweta County Emergency-911. Butler then drove the couple’s car, with the man tied up in the passenger seat back to their home on Waterworks Road, where he attempted to shoot the man at least three times, each time his firearm malfunctioned.

Butler instead beat the man with the firearm, then left the scene in the car he arrived in. The man was taken to a local hospital to be treated for his wounds, authorities said.

Hours later, Chattahoochee Hills Police said Butler shot a man in the chest and leg off Hutcheson Ferry Road. This home is about 15 miles away from where the location on Waterworks Road in Coweta County.

Butler is accused of starting his crime spree the day before he arrived in metro Atlanta on Thursday, Nov. 3. The sheriff's office said Butler is accused of kidnapping two girls outside a Walgreens and raping them in Prattville, Alabama. Fortunately, the girls were able to escape and survived the ordeal.

Butler is being held without bond. He will be extradited back to Georgia to face his charges in Coweta and Fulton Counties in the near future.

 

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death and rape of Victoria Ann Malet, 54, of Lincoln, Alabama

Victoria Ann Malet, 54

Victoria Malet, age 54

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Alabama man accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting teens, murdering woman is ‘everybody’s worst nightmare,’ officials say

Michael Jerome Butler is accused in a string of violent crimes stretching from central Alabama to Georgia.

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Alabama negro accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting teens, murdering woman is ‘everybody’s worst nightmare,’ officials say​

• Published: Nov. 10, 2022, 3:04 p.m.

 

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Man identified as victim in fatal Waffle House shooting

This all unfolded at a location on Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur.

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Man identified as victim in fatal Waffle House shooting​

This all unfolded at a location on Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur.


Author: 11Alive Staff

Published: 12:01 PM EST November 12, 2022

Updated: 10:22 AM EST November 13, 2022



DECATUR, Ga. — Editor's note: The video above is from previous reporting

The identity of the person shot and killed at a DeKalb County Waffle House on Thursday was released by officials.
DECATUR, Ga. — Editor's note: The video above is from previous reporting

The identity of the person shot and killed at a DeKalb County Waffle House on Thursday was released by officials.

DeKalb Police said that 24-year-old Kaleel Goss was identified on Saturday as the victim of the fatal shooting. This all unfolded at a location on Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur just after 11 p.m. on November 10.

Family members have created an online fundraiser for funeral expenses.

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Officers with DeKalb County Police told us the incident began as an argument between several customers that eventually turned violent. When they arrived, they found the 26-year-old victim with a gunshot wound and transported him to the hospital, where he later died.

They add that an employee's car was also damaged by the gunfire.

Beyond that, there's very little information, and police said they have yet to make any arrests.

 

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Kidnapping, Rape suspect Michael Jerome Butler now faces a Murder charge out of St. Clair County in Alabama; He remains in Autauga Metro Jail with No Bond

<p>BY SARAH STEPHENS ELMORE/AUTAUGA NEWS Top Photo: Autauga Metro Jail booking photo of Michael Jerome Butler, of Greenville, Alabama. A Greenville man accused of multiple Autauga County crimes including kidnapping and rape, now faces a murder charge in St. Clair County, Alabama. Officials say...

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Top Photo: Autauga Metro Jail booking photo of Michael Jerome Butler, of Greenville, Alabama.


A Greenville man accused of multiple Autauga County crimes including kidnapping and rape, now faces a murder charge in St. Clair County, Alabama. Officials say more charges could be coming from what they deem a “crime spree” across Alabama and Georgia.



Multiple jurisdictions have been working together since Michael Jerome Butler was taken into custody in Jefferson County over the weekend. An alert was issued statewide for law enforcement this past weekend concerning the hunt for Butler after his alleged kidnapping and rape of two young women in Prattville. When the vehicle Butler was believed to be driving was located, a high-speed pursuit ensued, where Butler allegedly wrecked the vehicle and fled on foot. He was soon taken into custody by Jefferson County officials.


A team from the Prattville Police Department traveled to Jefferson County taking Butler into custody. He was booked a short time later in the Autauga Metro Jail.


Officials are investigating multiple other crimes over last weekend that could include Butler as the suspect. These include, but may not be limited to, a home invasion, shooting/assault and robbery that occurred outside of Autauga County.


Butler’s latest charge is for the murder of Victoria Ann Malet, 54, of Lincoln, Alabama. Malet died from gunshot wounds in a wooded area of St. Clair County. Her body was discovered around 11 a.m. Nov. 6.


Multiple agencies continue investigating, documenting Butler’s travels after he left the Prattville area.


For now, Butler remains in the Autauga County Jail with no bond on multiple local charges including
Robbery 1st degree,
Rape 1st degree – 2 counts,
Sodomy 1st degree – 2 counts,
Sexual Torture, Sexual abuse 1st degree – 2 counts, and
Kidnapping 1st degree- 2 counts.


Initially Butler was granted bond, but in his first appearance before Judge Joy Booth in Autauga County last week, she revoked bond per the kidnapping charges.


Investigators from St. Clair County were in Prattville recently to connect the dots between Butler’s alleged crimes locally and in other jurisdictions.


In a release sent to the EAN Thursday afternoon, St. Clair Sheriff Billy J. Murray said, “I would like to thank the following agencies for assistance in this investigation: Prattville Police Department, Autauga County Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln Police Department, Oxford Police Department, East Metro Area Crime Center, FBI, Coweta County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, Chattahoochie Hills PD in Georgia, St. Clair County District Attorney’s Office, and the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division.”


Area officials continue to praise the young girls from the Prattville incident, who were able to give investigators critical information and descriptions which led to Butler as the suspect. “They are heroes,” District Attorney CJ Robinson said.