GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dennis James Butler, 53, has been sentenced to life in prison after an Alachua County jury convicted him of second-degree homicide.
The case stems from a November 8, 2022, shooting at Butler’s home at 110 NE 22nd Street. At about 1:17 p.m., the victim arrived and found Butler seated in a Lexus sedan in the driveway, facing the street.
Butler shot the victim eight times before driving away. He discarded his cellphone in northeast Gainesville, where law enforcement later recovered it. Butler was arrested November 15 on an unrelated charge and was charged with second-degree homicide in December 2022. He had remained in the Alachua County Jail since his arrest.
Jurors found Butler guilty of second-degree homicide and determined that he possessed and discharged a firearm, causing the death of Steven Robinson.
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On October 26, Judge Peter Sieg sentenced Butler to life in prison.