A police report obtained by The Butler Collegian through the Butler University Police Department (BUPD) confirmed that Timothy Jevon Stewart — not a student at Butler University — was arrested in relation to several crimes reported in the Butler Crime Log on Oct. 31.
Marijuana possession, carrying a handgun without a license, motor vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon were all crimes listed in one report in the Butler crime logs posted on Nov. 2 that covered the previous weekend. The vehicle involved was a 2015 silver Dodge Ram 1500.
In the wake of the arrest, the case has been passed to Marion Superior Court — which handles all criminal cases filed in Marion County — as a level four felony. The court currently has bond set at $10,000.
In an email to The Butler Collegian, BUPD Detective Lieutenant Jeffrey Wager confirmed that the case is active and filed in criminal court.
“Any further information will have to be released by the Marion County prosecutor assigned to the case,” Wager stated.
The two other reports made in the Butler crime log on Oct. 31 — both alcohol referrals — were unrelated to this incident. Stewart, who was arrested, is unrelated to the Timothy Stewart charged with murder in the July 2025 Indianapolis shooting.