Janet Butler, 49, a close friend of the family, weeps outside the courthouse in reaction to news that a judge refused to release videos showing law enforcement's fatal shooting of Andrew Brown, Jr. last week in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S. April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

Janet Butler, 49, a close friend of the family, weeps outside the courthouse in reaction to news that a judge refused to release videos showing law enforcement's fatal shooting of Andrew Brown, Jr. last week in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S. April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

Janet Butler, 49, a close friend of the family, weeps outside the courthouse in reaction to news that a judge refused to release videos showing law enforcement's fatal shooting of Andrew Brown, Jr. last week in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, U.S. April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake 

Lady Patricia Butler departs with her dinner from Ben's Chili Bowl, whose founders Ben and Virginia Ali famously kept the restaurant running through very difficult times in the past, as the eatery now navigates the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak with no seating, limited hours and help from a federal Payroll Protection Program Loan in Washington, U.S. April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Lady Patricia Butler departs with her dinner from Ben's Chili Bowl, whose founders Ben and Virginia Ali famously kept the restaurant running through very difficult times in the past, as the eatery now navigates the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak with no seating, limited hours and help from a federal Payroll Protection Program Loan in Washington, U.S. April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

New England Patriots safety Malcolm Butler covers his face as U.S. President Barack Obama (not pictured) makes a joke about his small stature during a reception for the reigning NFL Super Bowl champion Patriots on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington April 23, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a book of poetry by William Butler Yeats given to him by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny during their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) 

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a book of poetry by William Butler Yeats given to him by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) during their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patricks Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jackie Robinson West All Stars Little League baseball team director Bill Haley (L-R), players Marquis Jackson and DJ Butler, and manager Darold Butler, smile as they talk to reporters after visiting U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington November 6, 2014. The Chicago-area team won the U.S. bracket of the Little League World Series this summer, before falling in the finals to the Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SPORT BASEBALL) 

DJ Butler (2nd R) and teammate Marquis Jackson (R) of the Jackie Robinson West All Stars Little League baseball team, along with league director Bill Haley (3rd R), talk to reporters after visiting U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington November 6, 2014. The Chicago-area team won the U.S. bracket of the Little League World Series this summer, before falling in the finals to the Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SPORT BASEBALL) 

DJ Butler (C) adjusts his cap as he, fellow player Marquis Jackson (R) and Bill Haley (top L), director of the Jackie Robinson West All Stars Little League baseball team, talk to reporters after visiting U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington November 6, 2014. The Chicago-area team won the U.S. bracket of the Little League World Series this summer, before falling in the finals to the Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SPORT BASEBALL) 

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome members of the Jackie Robinson West All Stars Little League baseball team, including DJ Butler (bottom L), Lawrence Noble (#7), Eddie King (#18) and Jaheim Benton (far R), from Chicago in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington November 6, 2014. The team won the U.S. bracket of the Little League World Series this summer, before falling in the finals to the Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SPORT) 

Damon Hill (L) trims Lee Butler's hair (C) at Seventh Street's Ordinary People barber shop in Washington March 1, 2014. At Kafe Bohem, a coffee house in northwest Washington where wine bars and condos are replacing auto repair shops and cheap housing, general manager Lenora Yerkes said the city was becoming whiter, richer and harder to afford. Even as whites move into neighborhoods that have long been mostly black, such as the Seventh Street corridor, the fault lines are forming over income, not race. Picture taken March 1, 2014. To match story USA-INCOME/WASHINGTON REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) 

TV personality Piers Morgan and actor Gerard Butler (R) arrive on the red carpet at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington April 27, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT) 

Actor Gerard Butler walks on the red carpet at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington April 27, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT) 

New Orleans Hornets shooting guard Eric Gordon (10) goes to the basket against Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin (L) and small forward Caron Butler during the first half of their NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Louisiana April 12, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Texas Longhorns forward Jonathan Holmes (10) blocks TCU Horned Frogs guard Nate Butler Lind (21) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA men's Big 12 basketball tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, March 13, 2013. REUTERS/Dave Kaup (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Animated Feature Film nominees and directors (L-R) Rich Moore, Chris Butler, Mark Andrews, Peter Lord, and Sam Fell pose for photographers at Oscar Celebrates: Animated Features, featuring this year's Oscar-nominated Animated Feature Films category at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California, February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Chris Butler, director of the Animated Feature Film nominee "ParaNorman", arrives at Oscar Celebrates: Animated Features, featuring this year's Oscar-nominated Animated Feature Films category at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California, February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Sam Fell (L) and Chris Butler, co-directors of the Animated Feature Film nominee "ParaNorman", arrive at Oscar Celebrates: Animated Features, featuring this year's Oscar-nominated Animated Feature Films category at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, California, February 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin (81) catches a touchdown pass while being covered by Indianapolis Colts cornerback Darius Butler during the third quarter of their NFL AFC wildcard playoff football game in Baltimore January 6, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice (L) runs to the one yard line against the Indianapolis Colts strong safety Tom Zbikowski, inside linebacker Moise Fokou (58) and cornerback Darius Butler (20) during the second quarter of their NFL AFC wildcard playoff football game in Baltimore, Maryland, January 6, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

A butler carries an urn of tea to prepare for Britain's Prince Harry and Britain's Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Westmacott to host a garden reception with wounded U.K. service members at the British Embassy in Washington, May 7, 2012. The service personnel are members of Britain's team for the Warrior Games, an event hosted every year by the U.S. Olympic Committee in which injured veterans compete in Paralympic-style sporting events. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS SPORT MILITARY) 

Washington Nationals' Wilson Ramos (L) slides home to score against Boston Red Sox catcher Daniel Butler (R) during the seventh inning of their MLB exhibition baseball game in Washington, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL) 

Washington Nationals' Wilson Ramos (R) beats the throw home to score on Boston Red Sox catcher Daniel Butler (L) during the seventh inning of their MLB exhibition baseball game in Washington, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL) 

Boston Red Sox catcher Daniel Butler (L) holds up the ball after tagging out Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond (R) as home plate umpire Chris Segal makes the out call to end their MLB exhibition baseball game in Washington, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL) 

Boston Red Sox catcher Daniel Butler (L) receives the ball before tagging-out Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond (R) to end their MLB exhibition baseball game in Washington, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL) 

Boston Red Sox catcher Daniel Butler (L) tags out Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond (R) to end their MLB exhibition baseball game in Washington, April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL) 

Katy Butler, a one time victim of bully and a student from Michigan, delivers more than 210,000 petition signatures to the Los Angeles office of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), to urge the MPAA to lower the rating of the anti-bullying documentary "Bully" from "R" to "PG-13", in Los Angeles, California, March 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA CIVIL UNREST) 

Katy Butler, a one time victim of bully and a student from Michigan, speaks at a news conference to annouce her delivery of more than 210,000 petition signatures to the Los Angeles office of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), to urge the MPAA to lower the rating of the anti-bullying documentary "Bully" from "R" to "PG-13", in Los Angeles, California, March 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT) 

Katy Butler (L) and her mother Anne Butler, talk before a news conference to annouce her delivery of more than 210,000 petition signatures to the Los Angeles office of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), to urge the MPAA to lower the rating of the anti-bullying documentary "Bully" from "R" to "PG-13", in Los Angeles, California, March 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT) 

Katy Butler, a one time victim of bully speaks at a news conference to annouce her delivery of more than 210,000 petition signatures to the Los Angeles office of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), to urge the MPAA to lower the rating of the anti-bullying documentary "Bully" from "R" to "PG-13", in Los Angeles, California, March 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT) 

Katy Butler, a high school student from Michigan, and a one time victim of bully poses with boxes containing more than 210,000 petition signatures that she is delivering to the Los Angeles office of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), to urge the MPAA to lower the rating of the anti-bullying documentary "Bully" from "R" to "PG-13", in Los Angeles, California, March 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT) 

Mark Anthony Dingbaum (L), organizing manager at change.org, and Katy Butler,a one time victim of bully transport boxes containing more than 210,000 petition signatures to the Los Angeles office of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), to urge the MPAA to lower the rating of the anti-bullying documentary "Bully" from "R" to "PG-13", in Los Angeles, California, March 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CIVIL UNREST MEDIA) 

Katy Butler, a high school student from Michigan, and a one time victim of bully poses with boxes containing more than 210,000 petition signatures that she is delivering to the Los Angeles office of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), to urge the MPAA to lower the rating of the anti-bullying documentary "Bully" from "R" to "PG-13", in Los Angeles, California, March 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT) 

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (L) controls the puck as Calgary Flames defenseman Chris Butler (R) fights for it during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Washington January 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ICE HOCKEY) 

Sacramento Kings guard Omri Casspi (L) of Israel defends against the Washington Wizards' Caron Butler during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Sacramento Kings teammates Omri Casspi (C) and Spencer Hawes (R) collide while defending Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler (L) during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler (L) works with the ball against Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Martin (R) during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler (L) grabs a rebound in front of Sacramento Kings forward Spencer Hawes (R) during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Washington Wizards Caron Butler (L), DeShawn Stevenson (R) and Sacramento Kings Omri Casspi (C) vie for the ball during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, January 16, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES) 

Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley (L-R), U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Centers for Disease Control H1N1 Vaccine Task Force Director Jay Butler and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan hold a news conference before schoolchildren receive the H1N1 swine flu vaccine at Dodge Park Elementary School in Landover, Maryland, October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES HEALTH EDUCATION POLITICS) 

Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao (R) fouls Washington Wizards' Caron Butler (R) in the second half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, April 2, 2009. The Wizards wore throwback jerseys from when the team was called the Zephyrs years ago. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James drives against Washington Wizards' Caron Butler (L) in the first half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, April 2, 2009. The Wizards wore throwback jerseys from when the team was called the Zephyrs years ago. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Washington Wizards' Caron Butler (L) falls to the floor after a foul by Detroit Pistons' Kwame Brown in the second half of their NBA basketball game in Washington March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES SPORT BASKETBALL) 

New York Knicks' Jared Jeffries (L) and Washington Wizards' Caron Butler (C) vie for a rebound in the second half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, January 16, 2009. For the game, the Wizards wore throwback jerseys from when the franchise was called the Zephyrs. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES) 

New York Knicks' Chris Duhon (C) drives between Washington Wizards defenders Nick Young (L) and Caron Butler (R) in the second half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, January 16, 2009. For the game, the Wizards wore throwback jerseys from when the franchise was called the Zephyrs. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES) 

Washington Wizards guard Caron Butler licks his lips after hitting a 3-point shot to help beat the New York Knicks late in the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game in Washington, January 16, 2009. For the game, the Wizards wore throwback jerseys from when the franchise was called the Zephyrs. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES) 

New York Knicks' Al Harrington (R) fouls Washington Wizards' Caron Butler (L) after Butler stole the ball from him late in the second half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, January 16, 2009. For the game, the Wizards wore throwback jerseys from when the franchise was called the Zephyrs. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES) 

Mitch Butler (L), Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and Leslie Weldon (R), U.S. Forest Service External Affairs Officer, arrive to testify during a hearing about proposed fees for filming and photography on public lands, in the House Natural Resources Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 12, 2007. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES) 

Old Dominion University Monarchs forward Jonathan Adams (L) bounces the ball off Butler University Bulldogs forward Drew Streicher during their first round NCAA men's basketball game in Buffalo, New York, March 15, 2007. Butler University defeated Old Dominion University. REUTERS/Mike Cassese (UNITED STATES) 

A butler helps U.S. President George W. Bush retake his seat after making a toast at a formal social dinner at the White House in honor of the Ford?s Theatre Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration in Washington, February 11, 2007. Also pictured are guests historian Doris Kearns Goodwin (L) and singer Yolanda Adams (R). REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES) 

Jazz singer and songwriter Jonathan Butler performs at the Joy of Jazz concert in Johannesburg, South Africa,August 24,2006. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA) 

Jazz singer and songwriter Jonathan Butler performs at the Joy of Jazz concert in Johannesburg, South Africa,August 24,2006. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA) 

Jazz singer and songwriter Jonathan Butler performs at the Joy of Jazz concert in Johannesburg, South Africa,August 24,2006. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA) 

Jazz singer and songwriter Jonathan Butler performs at the Joy of Jazz concert in Johannesburg, South Africa,August 24,2006. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko(SOUTH AFRICA) 

Jazz singer and song-writer Jonathan Butler performs at the Joy of Jazz concert in Johannesburg, South Africa,August 24,2006. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA) 

George Mason University's Lamar Butler (22) shoots the ball against the University of Connecticut's Josh Boone (R) during their men's NCAA basketball regional final in Washington, March 26, 2006. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

Saxophonist Dave Koz (2nd R) performs with Jonathan Butler (R), Kirk Whalum (L) and Wayman Tisdale during the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta March 4, 2006. Forty-five International bands are performing together with hundreds of local musicians in the three-day event in Jakarta. REUTERS/Supri 

Britain's [Prime Minister Tony Blair's] Chief of Staff, Jonathan Powell, leaves Downing Street before the publication of the report by [Lord Butler] into the intelligence used to make Britain's case for war with Iraq, in London, July 14, 2004. [Blair and Britain's secret services faced fresh embarrassment over Iraq on Wednesday from a report expected to pick holes in London's case for war against Saddam Hussein.]