This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-13467155
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Ex-Avon and Somerset policeman jailed for speeding lies | Ex-Avon and Somerset policeman jailed for speeding lies |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A former police officer has been jailed for six months for falsifying documents to avoid speeding fines. | A former police officer has been jailed for six months for falsifying documents to avoid speeding fines. |
Jason Butler, 45, was a detective constable with Avon and Somerset Police at the time he committed the offences, Plymouth Crown Court was told. | Jason Butler, 45, was a detective constable with Avon and Somerset Police at the time he committed the offences, Plymouth Crown Court was told. |
Butler, of Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, claimed someone else owned and was driving a VW Sharan caught on speed cameras in 2008 and 09. | |
He admitted two counts of perverting the course of justice last month. | He admitted two counts of perverting the course of justice last month. |
Sentencing Butler to three months in jail on each count, Judge Francis Gilbert QC said the case was a tragedy for him, his family and former colleagues. | Sentencing Butler to three months in jail on each count, Judge Francis Gilbert QC said the case was a tragedy for him, his family and former colleagues. |
The court had heard that Butler told authorities a Walter Earl, who lived in Los Angeles, had been driving on two occasions when Butler had been caught speeding. | |
Deterrent sentence | Deterrent sentence |
The first time was on the A35 in Poole, Dorset, in 2008, when the car Butler was driving was caught doing 40mph in a 30mph zone. | The first time was on the A35 in Poole, Dorset, in 2008, when the car Butler was driving was caught doing 40mph in a 30mph zone. |
The following year the policeman was photographed speeding on the A374 in Torpoint, Cornwall in 2009. | The following year the policeman was photographed speeding on the A374 in Torpoint, Cornwall in 2009. |
On both occasions he sent paperwork claiming Walter Earl was at the wheel. | On both occasions he sent paperwork claiming Walter Earl was at the wheel. |
The court was not given the reason why Butler chose to use that name. | The court was not given the reason why Butler chose to use that name. |
Judge Gilbert said he had to give an immediate prison sentence to act as a deterrent to others. | Judge Gilbert said he had to give an immediate prison sentence to act as a deterrent to others. |
A police spokesman said Butler was no longer an officer. | A police spokesman said Butler was no longer an officer. |
The spokesman said: "Jason Butler offered his resignation to Avon and Somerset Constabulary on 31 January 2011 and this was accepted." |
Previous version
1
Next version