EPD arrested Von Hawley Butterfield on drug charges, vehicle code violations including driving on a suspended or revoked license due to DUI

 

(This google photo is old. He has a shaved head now and stubble in the 2026 booking photo)

(The 2021 Facebook photo is closer to the booking photo without the suit and glasses)

67 year old Von Hawley Butterfield was arrested by Eureka Police Department yesterday for HS 11364(a) possession of drug paraphernalia, HS 11350(a) possession of controlled substance, VC 24252(a) headlight violation, VC 16028(a) failure to provide proof of financial responsibility, VC 22107 lane change violation , VC 23109(c) accelerating or driving a vehicle at a dangerous speed and VC 14601.2(a) driving with license suspended or revoked for DUI.  These are all misdemeanor charges. Released on O.R.

I contacted EPD to see if they can release basic information like location of arrest. Police Operations Analyst Rachel Sollom responded, "Per our records it was near the intersection of 4th and E."

Butterfield was represented by local attorney Ben Okin in his 2008 DUI case. He has three convictions. One in the DUI case, two in 2018 and 2025 traffic cases for speeding. I did not check the tort case and two family law cases. Two of those cases are from the 1990s.