Defonta Butler is on trial for the murder of Jeffery L. Johnson, whom he allegedly shot on Sept. 22, 2023. The prosecution stated that the two men had a prior history, ...

"Defonta Butler was waiting for Jeffery Johnson." Liboski told jurors they would see surveillance video that showed Butler following the EMTA bus in a red sport utility vehicle until Johnson ...

Defonta Butler was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the 2023 killing of Jeffery Johnson in Erie. Authorities believe the shooting stemmed from a 2015 shooting in which Johnson ...

Police have charged 30-year-old Defonta L.D. Butler in the homicide. More: Erie man shot by suspect in 2015 charged with fatally shooting him near French Street.