David Butka is accused of offering to pay a fellow inmate to kill his neighbor just one day before he was set to be released from custody

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David Butka, 69, allegedly tried to hire a fellow inmate to kill his neighbor over a July 2026 dispute involving a drone

Butka reportedly offered $5,000 upfront and shared the victim’s personal details, including address and schedule

He was already in custody after pleading no contest to a charge of aggravated assault when the alleged murder-for-hire plot was uncovered, officials said on Monday, Sept. 21

A Florida man is accused of trying to arrange a murder-for-hire plot to have his neighbor…

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