Lake County Inmate Accused of Offering $5,000 to Have Witness Killed on Day He Was Set to Be Released

Lake County inmate accused of offering $5,000 to have witness killed on day he was set to be released

A Lake County Jail inmate who was preparing to be released is now accused of offering another inmate $5,000 to kill a witness in a case against him.David Butka is charged with solicitation to commit murder after Lake County sheriff’s investigators say another inmate reported the alleged plot to a jail supervisor on Sept. 16.According to the arrest affidavit, Butka approached the inmate sometime around Sept. 7 or 8 and offered him $5,000 to kill …

Murder-for-hire: Lake County inmate accused of plot targeting witness

A Lake County inmate who was scheduled to be released from jail is instead facing new charges after investigators say he tried to hire another inmate to kill a key witness in one of his pending criminal cases.

Clermont Man Charged in Jailhouse Murder-for-Hire Plot

David Butka, 69, is accused of offering a fellow Lake County inmate $5,000 to kill a witness after a Clermont drone dispute turned violent.