Why in the hell wasn't Eric Knysz sitting in jail on September 9, 2013?
Twenty minutes into his shift on September 9th, 2013, Trooper Paul Butterfield lay dying in the road from a gunshot wound to the head.
Eric Knysz - son of former police officer Jack Knysz - who is charged with the murder of Trooper Butterfield should have been sitting in jail serving out a 452 day jail sentence for a March 2013 drunk driving offense. But that sentence was suspended.
However, only eight days after that conviction, Eric was arrested for a domestic violence assault. Now, in the real world of daddy not being a cop, Eric should have been thrown in jail to finish out the remainder of his drunk driving sentence. But no, not Eric, son of a cop.
Instead, on September 9th, Eric - who had a suspended driver's license - was driving his officer daddy's pickup truck. And when Eric was pulled over by Trooper Butterfield for a routine traffic stop, Eric reached for his dad's duty gun and shot the trooper in the head.
What the hell?
Paul Kenyon Butterfield II
Ludington Daily News
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/news/72982-paul-kenyon-butterfield-ii
Paul Kenyon Butterfield II was shot and killed by a gunman while serving as a Michigan State Trooper at the Hart post on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013.
He was born in Grosse Pointe on Feb. 16, 1970. Paul was a graduate of Bridgeport High School in 1988. While in high school he was active in track and cross country still holding several school records and winning the State Class A cross country meet. Upon graduation from high school he continued his studies and running at the University of Tennessee. He was also the winner of the Frankenmuth Volkslauffe (people’s race) in 1989 and competed in the TAC Junior Pan Am games in Argentina. In 1990, he became a member of the SEC Cross Country Championship team.
Paul enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii. While there, he was deployed to Haiti for several months. He was also the coach for the Divisions track and cross country team. His running career took him across the United States and to several foreign countries. Following his service with the U.S. Army, he enlisted with the Michigan State Police in 1999, serving at the Manistee and Hart Posts until his death. Paul was trained in Brazilian Jui-Jitsu and enjoyed mixed martial arts. He also enjoyed bike riding, gardening, wine tasting and making others laugh.
He is survived by his father, Paul T. and step-mother Patricia. He was preceded in death by his mother Dawn and his grandfather, Paul K. and grandmother, Elizabeth Butterfield. He leaves behind his fiancée, Jennifer Sielski along with her parents, Paul and Sandy and brother Jessy.
Paul was an avid animal lover and he will be sadly missed by his beloved companions, Sirius, Al, Mau Mau, Blade, Zoey, Jinx and Jax. The remains of his precious feline, Scamper will spend eternity with Paul after she lost her battle with cancer on Sept. 10. Paul is survived by many special friends and colleagues.
Trooper Butterfield joined the Michigan State Police on July 25, 1999, a member of the 118th Trooper Recruit School. Upon graduation Dec. 16, 1999 he was stationed at the Manistee Post. On Oct. 30, 2011 he transferred to the Hart Post. He was assigned to the night shift from the Pere Marquette Township Detachment (Ludington). Trooper Butterfield was also a Distinguished Expert Marksman, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Arson Investigator, and an Evidence Technician. Trooper Butterfield was also awarded the MSP Unit Citation for his role in a murder investigation in 2004.
A Celebration of Life for Trooper Paul Butterfield II will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Manistee High School Gymnasium, 525 12th. Street, Manistee, Michigan, with the Reverend Joel Ehlert officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday morning, from 10 a.m. until the time of services at 1 p.m. at the school gymnasium.
Final Military Honors will be given by the members of the Walsh Post No. 4499 V.F.W. Ritual Squad of Manistee.
A Michigan State Police Honor Guard will be present throughout the visitation and funeral service.
The family has established memorials in Paul’s name for The Manistee County Humane Society of Manistee and the Michigan State Police Memorial Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and also at the service on Saturday.
The Herbert Funeral Home of Manistee is in charge of funeral arrangements.
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