Man fatally stabbed woman with golf club because he thought she stole $700, Barrow prosecutors say

WSB-TV ^ | March 16, 2024

[nickcarraway]

A Barrow County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of stabbing and killing his girlfriend.

Ralph Junior Butler, 59 of Winder, was accused of the murder of Yoland Hammond, 50, in August 2023. The jury deliberated for just 30 minutes before finding him guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated battery and criminal trespass.

Prosecutors say Butler hit another man and bashed his car window with a golf club and broke it. Moments later, he stabbed Hammond several times with the broken club.

Butler claimed that he was upset because he thought Hammond had stolen $700 and approximately 80 prescribed Oxycodone pills from him earlier that day.

The attack happened when he drove where she was to confront her about it.

Butler was found the next morning hiding out at a relative’s house nearly 10 miles away in nearby Bethlehem and arrested.

[Responsibility2nd]

Is it them again? Need I look?

[nickcarraway]

Golfers.

[Responsibility2nd]

How'd I know?

[Mark17]

Yes, how did you know? 🤗

[frank ballenger]

RE: Prosecutors say Butler hit another man and bashed his car window with a golf club and broke it. Moments later, he stabbed Hammond several times with the broken club.

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But after that he got really, really mad.

[Responsibility2nd]

I’m psycho that way.

I mean Psychic.

[Responsibility2nd]

I wonder - just how does one stab another with a golf club?

I guess if you steal 80 tabs of Oxy - one finds a way.

[Mark17]

👍👍👍👍👍

[higgmeister]

Some of us still remember when Mrs. Lorelei Brown said that to Tim on My Favorite Martian.

[CurlyDave]

...The jury deliberated for just 30 minutes before finding him guilty of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated battery and criminal trespass...

Just wait a minute here. How does killing ONE woman count for TWO murders?

Was she transgender with wee, wee pronouns?

[bgill]

The attack happened when he drove where she was to confront her about it.

Who writes this gobbledygook?

[alexander_busek]

Some of us still remember when Mrs. Lorelei Brown said that to Tim on My Favorite Martian.

Predated by a decade by Lucille Ball (as "Lucy Ricardo") saying that about Vivian Vance (as "Ethel Mertz" pretending to be a gypsy fortune-teller):

"Mr. Maryweather, I'd like to present Madame Ethel Mertzola. She's going to be our medium tonight. She's psychopathic!"

Episode 7 of Season 1: "The Séance."

Regards,

[DannyTN]

Did he use an iron or a wood?

“Die you B****!!! oh wait, here it is. My bad.”

[Ken Regis]

Par For the course.

Bogy golf.

Stroke play.

Hole in one.

These are some of the obvious responses that I expected to find by this time on the thread.

Honestly, it’s been a disappointing read so far.

[kawhill]

How about:

Hitting from the deep rough.
Putting from the fringe.
A duck hook.
Hitting from the cart path.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

It broke. Which I suppose means the head of the club broke off leaving a serviceable stabbing weapon with a nice handle.

[deport]

Who writes this gobbledygook?

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The current media group is always looking
for some topic to stir up the populace with.

[Responsibility2nd]

It’s TV news journalism.

[gundog]

So, he stabbed her with a driver? I’m confused.