Topline: A Pittsburgh man has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors, including felony strangulation, following an alleged domestic violence incident.
Published: April 30, 2023 8:00 am ET
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Daequan Tyree Butler. Mugshot provided by the Allegheny County Jail. Background photo credit: Diego Parra / Pixabay.
Pittsburgh, PA (PPP)— A 28-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors following a domestic violence incident on March 15, 2023.
According to the criminal complaint filed in Magisterial District Court Daequan Tyree Butler, Pittsburgh PD offciers responded to a third-party report of a violent domestic at a residence on that date. While en route, police received a first-party call from the female involved in the incident, who claimed that her boyfriend, identified as Daequan Tyree Butler, had attempted to stab her.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers found the victim, who stated that Butler had fled the residence.
According to the complaint, the victim alleged that Butler struck her multiple times in the face, neck, shoulder, and ribs with a closed fist, threw her to the ground, and strangled her with her own arm to the point where she thought she would lose consciousness.
The complaint further states that Butler made multiple comments about killing the victim if she called the police. He retrieved a large knife from the kitchen, advancing towards the victim with the knife above his head as if he was going to stab her. The victim’s daughter reportedly stepped in front of Butler before he could get to the victim, and Butler threw the knife down before leaving the residence.
Butler has been charged with strangulation, intimidation of witnesses or victims, and terroristic threats, all of which are felony offenses. He also faces misdemeanor charges of possession of instruments of crime, simple assault, and simple assault.
Name: Daequan Tyree Butler
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Agency: Pittsburgh Police Department
Court: Magisterial District Court 05-0-03
Docket Number: MJ-05003-CR-0001467-2023
Date Filed: March 16, 2023
Bail: $25,000
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail. Note: bail was posted on March 18 by Liberty Bail Bonds.
Criminal Charges
- Strangulation (Felony 2)
- Intimidation of witnesses or victims (Felony 2)
- Terroristic Threats (Misdemeanor 1)
- Possession instruments of crime – Criminal instruments generally (Misdemeanor 1)
- Simple assault (Misdemeanor 2)
- Simple assault (Misdemeanor 2)
Affidavit of Probable Cause
On 03/15/2023, I (Officer Sokolowski #4902) responded to ██████████████ at 0215 Hrs for the third party report of a violent domestic. The caller stated they could hear yelling and what sounded like a female being assaulted. I responded in full uniform and in unit 3624, which is a fully marked police vehicle.
While in route to the call dispatch updated police units that we were receiving a first party call from the female involved in this domestic. This female was later identified as ███████. Dispatch advised that ████ was claiming that her boyfriend, who was later identified as Daequan Butler, had attempted to stab her.
I arrived on scene and made contact with ████ who met Officers on the front porch. ████ stated that Butler had fled out the front door of the residence prior to police arrival. ████ stated that her and Butler were arguing over other women, when Butler began to strike her with a closed fist multiple times in the face, neck, shoulder, and ribcage area.
████ had redness and bruising on her shoulder, neck, ribs, and her mouth appeared to be actively bleeding. ████ was seen by medics on scene but refused transport due to nobody being able to watch her kids.
████ stated that Butler also threw her to the ground multiple times in the dining room and living room, once in the living room ████ stated that Butler strangled her with her own arm to the point that she felt like she couldn’t breathe, could not get oxygen, and thought she was going to go unconscious.
████ stated that Butler made multiple comments about her being killed if she called the police.
████ stated that after she was assaulted and strangled, Butler retrieved a large knife from the kitchen and advanced towards her with the knife above his head as if he was going to stab her. ████ stated that her daughter (Juvenile 1) stepped in front of Butler before he could get to ████ and after realizing that ████ had called the police Butler threw the knife down on his way out the front door. The knife was recovered on the ground just inside the front door.
████’s daughter (Juvenile 1) stated that she heard ████ and Butler arguing from upstairs and when she came down she witnessed Butler striking ████ multiple times before going to retrieve the knife. ████’s daughter stated that was when she stepped in front of Butler stopping him from advancing onto ████.
BWC were in use during this incident.
LAP was completed, ████ requested to call the hot line at a later date so she was provided with the women’s shelter number, I called and spoke to counselor (████) to pass along this incident’s information.
Officer will be applying for a warrant.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
If you are experiencing domestic abuse, you are not alone. Help is available. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text "START" to 88788 to connect with trained advocates 24/7. Support is free, confidential, and available in over 200 languages. You can also visit thehotline.org for more information and resources.
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Daequan Tyree Butler. Mugshot provided by the Allegheny County Jail. Background photo credit: Diego Parra / Pixabay.
Pittsburgh, PA (PPP)— A 28-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors following a domestic violence incident on March 15, 2023.
According to the criminal complaint filed in Magisterial District Court Daequan Tyree Butler, Pittsburgh PD offciers responded to a third-party report of a violent domestic at a residence on that date. While en route, police received a first-party call from the female involved in the incident, who claimed that her boyfriend, identified as Daequan Tyree Butler, had attempted to stab her.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers found the victim, who stated that Butler had fled the residence.
According to the complaint, the victim alleged that Butler struck her multiple times in the face, neck, shoulder, and ribs with a closed fist, threw her to the ground, and strangled her with her own arm to the point where she thought she would lose consciousness.
The complaint further states that Butler made multiple comments about killing the victim if she called the police. He retrieved a large knife from the kitchen, advancing towards the victim with the knife above his head as if he was going to stab her. The victim’s daughter reportedly stepped in front of Butler before he could get to the victim, and Butler threw the knife down before leaving the residence.
Butler has been charged with strangulation, intimidation of witnesses or victims, and terroristic threats, all of which are felony offenses. He also faces misdemeanor charges of possession of instruments of crime, simple assault, and simple assault.
Name: Daequan Tyree Butler
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Agency: Pittsburgh Police Department
Court: Magisterial District Court 05-0-03
Docket Number: MJ-05003-CR-0001467-2023
Date Filed: March 16, 2023
Bail: $25,000
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail. Note: bail was posted on March 18 by Liberty Bail Bonds.
Criminal Charges
- Strangulation (Felony 2)
- Intimidation of witnesses or victims (Felony 2)
- Terroristic Threats (Misdemeanor 1)
- Possession instruments of crime – Criminal instruments generally (Misdemeanor 1)
- Simple assault (Misdemeanor 2)
- Simple assault (Misdemeanor 2)
Affidavit of Probable Cause
On 03/15/2023, I (Officer Sokolowski #4902) responded to ██████████████ at 0215 Hrs for the third party report of a violent domestic. The caller stated they could hear yelling and what sounded like a female being assaulted. I responded in full uniform and in unit 3624, which is a fully marked police vehicle.
While in route to the call dispatch updated police units that we were receiving a first party call from the female involved in this domestic. This female was later identified as ███████. Dispatch advised that ████ was claiming that her boyfriend, who was later identified as Daequan Butler, had attempted to stab her.
I arrived on scene and made contact with ████ who met Officers on the front porch. ████ stated that Butler had fled out the front door of the residence prior to police arrival. ████ stated that her and Butler were arguing over other women, when Butler began to strike her with a closed fist multiple times in the face, neck, shoulder, and ribcage area.
████ had redness and bruising on her shoulder, neck, ribs, and her mouth appeared to be actively bleeding. ████ was seen by medics on scene but refused transport due to nobody being able to watch her kids.
████ stated that Butler also threw her to the ground multiple times in the dining room and living room, once in the living room ████ stated that Butler strangled her with her own arm to the point that she felt like she couldn’t breathe, could not get oxygen, and thought she was going to go unconscious.
████ stated that Butler made multiple comments about her being killed if she called the police.
████ stated that after she was assaulted and strangled, Butler retrieved a large knife from the kitchen and advanced towards her with the knife above his head as if he was going to stab her. ████ stated that her daughter (Juvenile 1) stepped in front of Butler before he could get to ████ and after realizing that ████ had called the police Butler threw the knife down on his way out the front door. The knife was recovered on the ground just inside the front door.
████’s daughter (Juvenile 1) stated that she heard ████ and Butler arguing from upstairs and when she came down she witnessed Butler striking ████ multiple times before going to retrieve the knife. ████’s daughter stated that was when she stepped in front of Butler stopping him from advancing onto ████.
BWC were in use during this incident.
LAP was completed, ████ requested to call the hot line at a later date so she was provided with the women’s shelter number, I called and spoke to counselor (████) to pass along this incident’s information.
Officer will be applying for a warrant.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
If you are experiencing domestic abuse, you are not alone. Help is available. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text "START" to 88788 to connect with trained advocates 24/7. Support is free, confidential, and available in over 200 languages. You can also visit thehotline.org for more information and resources.
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Published: April 30, 2023 8:00 am ET
Daequan Tyree Butler. Mugshot provided by the Allegheny County Jail. Background photo credit: Diego Parra / Pixabay.
Pittsburgh, PA (PPP)— A 28-year-old man has been charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors following a domestic violence incident on March 15, 2023.
According to the criminal complaint filed in Magisterial District Court Daequan Tyree Butler, Pittsburgh PD offciers responded to a third-party report of a violent domestic at a residence on that date. While en route, police received a first-party call from the female involved in the incident, who claimed that her boyfriend, identified as Daequan Tyree Butler, had attempted to stab her.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers found the victim, who stated that Butler had fled the residence.
According to the complaint, the victim alleged that Butler struck her multiple times in the face, neck, shoulder, and ribs with a closed fist, threw her to the ground, and strangled her with her own arm to the point where she thought she would lose consciousness.
The complaint further states that Butler made multiple comments about killing the victim if she called the police. He retrieved a large knife from the kitchen, advancing towards the victim with the knife above his head as if he was going to stab her. The victim’s daughter reportedly stepped in front of Butler before he could get to the victim, and Butler threw the knife down before leaving the residence.
Butler has been charged with strangulation, intimidation of witnesses or victims, and terroristic threats, all of which are felony offenses. He also faces misdemeanor charges of possession of instruments of crime, simple assault, and simple assault.
Name: Daequan Tyree Butler
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Agency: Pittsburgh Police Department
Court: Magisterial District Court 05-0-03
Docket Number: MJ-05003-CR-0001467-2023
Date Filed: March 16, 2023
Bail: $25,000
Confinement: Allegheny County Jail
Confinement Reason: Unable to post bail. Note: bail was posted on March 18 by Liberty Bail Bonds.
Criminal Charges
- Strangulation (Felony 2)
- Intimidation of witnesses or victims (Felony 2)
- Terroristic Threats (Misdemeanor 1)
- Possession instruments of crime – Criminal instruments generally (Misdemeanor 1)
- Simple assault (Misdemeanor 2)
- Simple assault (Misdemeanor 2)
Affidavit of Probable Cause
On 03/15/2023, I (Officer Sokolowski #4902) responded to ██████████████ at 0215 Hrs for the third party report of a violent domestic. The caller stated they could hear yelling and what sounded like a female being assaulted. I responded in full uniform and in unit 3624, which is a fully marked police vehicle.
While in route to the call dispatch updated police units that we were receiving a first party call from the female involved in this domestic. This female was later identified as ███████. Dispatch advised that ████ was claiming that her boyfriend, who was later identified as Daequan Butler, had attempted to stab her.
I arrived on scene and made contact with ████ who met Officers on the front porch. ████ stated that Butler had fled out the front door of the residence prior to police arrival. ████ stated that her and Butler were arguing over other women, when Butler began to strike her with a closed fist multiple times in the face, neck, shoulder, and ribcage area.
████ had redness and bruising on her shoulder, neck, ribs, and her mouth appeared to be actively bleeding. ████ was seen by medics on scene but refused transport due to nobody being able to watch her kids.
████ stated that Butler also threw her to the ground multiple times in the dining room and living room, once in the living room ████ stated that Butler strangled her with her own arm to the point that she felt like she couldn’t breathe, could not get oxygen, and thought she was going to go unconscious.
████ stated that Butler made multiple comments about her being killed if she called the police.
████ stated that after she was assaulted and strangled, Butler retrieved a large knife from the kitchen and advanced towards her with the knife above his head as if he was going to stab her. ████ stated that her daughter (Juvenile 1) stepped in front of Butler before he could get to ████ and after realizing that ████ had called the police Butler threw the knife down on his way out the front door. The knife was recovered on the ground just inside the front door.
████’s daughter (Juvenile 1) stated that she heard ████ and Butler arguing from upstairs and when she came down she witnessed Butler striking ████ multiple times before going to retrieve the knife. ████’s daughter stated that was when she stepped in front of Butler stopping him from advancing onto ████.
BWC were in use during this incident.
LAP was completed, ████ requested to call the hot line at a later date so she was provided with the women’s shelter number, I called and spoke to counselor (████) to pass along this incident’s information.
Officer will be applying for a warrant.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
If you are experiencing domestic abuse, you are not alone. Help is available. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text "START" to 88788 to connect with trained advocates 24/7. Support is free, confidential, and available in over 200 languages. You can also visit thehotline.org for more information and resources.
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