Marquis says, “There was something in Jimmy that just caught my eye.” Butler craved contact but didn’t force it. But they knew there was something special about Butler, something almost mystical, like a secret passageway that some people walk past 100 times a day without noticing, while others can’t stop staring, fascinated by where it might lead. Five All-NBA honors, a path to the Hall of Fame, leading Miami into the Finals for the second time in four years … no. Nobody saw this coming, O.K.? They won’t pretend they knew it 16 years ago. But early on, he watched Butler run up and down the floor a few times without even touching the ball, and then he turned to Branch and said, “I’ll take him.” Marquis had never even watched video of Butler playing. he could bring Butler in for some pickup games and Marquis would evaluate him. But Butler didn’t seem to think about anything other than what was next: a box-out, a meal, a workout, a ride up to Tyler Junior College with Branch.īranch’s son, Alan Jr., had already signed to play with Tyler, and coach Mike Marquis told Branch Sr. “He just never let on to be worried,” Branch says. The natural conclusion is that desperation fueled him, but what stands out, looking back, is that he didn’t seem desperate at all. “He always looked you right straight in the eye and talked to you.”īutler’s childhood would become part of his legend: After his parents kicked him out of his house in his early teens for general incorrigibility, he bounced around until another family took him in. “He always kind of stood with as tall a posture as possible,” Branch says. They wanted players with defined positions and skills that would obviously translate, and what Branch saw, besides “efficiency and IQ,” was a kid who was “majestic.” He believed in Butler for reasons that were hard to explain, which may be why all the college coaches he lobbied said no. Wherever I get a chance.”īranch, who ran a Texas high school scouting service, pulled out of the Chevron. He had a high school degree, solid grades and test scores, and no plan for college other than what he told his driver, Alan Branch: “Whoever will take me.
is expressly prohibited.In the summer of 2007, Jimmy Butler got out of a car at a Chevron station north of Houston for nothing more than the promise of a chance. Any copying, redistribution or retransmission of the contents of this service without the express written consent of EYT Media Group, Inc. Charges involve drug use and possession, receiving stolen property, shoplifting, bad checks, and theft however, he hadn’t had any run-ins with the law for several years, other than a DUI charge in September of 2016.Ĭopyright © 2023 EYT Media Group, Inc. Hilliard has had convictions for receiving stolen property, theft, and drug possession.īosko has a criminal record dating back to 1991. Greaves has been in trouble with the law for more than a decade in several counties with convictions for theft, receiving stolen property, and DUI. Unable to post $2,500.00 bail, he was lodged in the Butler County Jail.īail was set at $4,000.00 for Hilliard on two cases, and she remains lodged in the Butler County Jail.īoth individuals face preliminary hearings on April 10.Īccording to state police, Bosko was found with his neck slashed in a wooded area in Concord Township, Butler County, on Saturday, April 1.Īccording to Goldinger, a second woman in the car, is not facing charges. Greaves was also charged with possession of heroin. Hilliard, 30, of Butler.Īccording to online court documents, they were both charged for giving police false names. Three people were found inside the car, including Joshua K. Four days later, Butler Police were called to West Wayne Street where Bosko’s car was parked with the people inside it possibly involved in drug use. Bosko, 55, of Kittanning, have been behind bars for more than a week on outstanding warrants after they were found in Bosko’s car on March 24.īosko was reported missing on March 20. (EYT) – Butler County law enforcement officials may be well on their way to solving the murder of an Armstrong County man.Īccording to a published article on, Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said two persons of interest in the murder of Gregory W.
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