Donnie Morris Butts Jr.
Name: Donnie Morris Butts Jr.
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 04/18/2021
Location: Central Heights Road and E. New Hope Road
Goldsboro, North Carolina, 27534
County: Wayne
Agency: Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: About 6 p.m., Wayne County deputies were chasing Donnie Butts Jr. who was wanted on outstanding warrants. Butts' pickup truck collided with a deputy's cruiser, disabling the cruiser, and a second deputy continued the chase, and shortly afterward Butts lost control is his pickup truck, ran off the road, and hit a parked big rig, killing Butts.
Unique ID: 30071
News article: Link
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