Two Men Sentenced to Life for 2022 Killings
Dennis Butler, 53, was sentenced to life in prison after an Alachua County jury convicted him of second-degree murder in the 2022 shooting death of Steven Robinson. Prosecutors said Butler shot Robinson eight times in the yard of his Gainesville home, then fled and discarded his cellphone. Jurors also found that Butler possessed and fired the weapon that caused Robinson’s death; Butler received additional sentences for firearm and ammunition possession as a convicted felon.







