The former manager of the city-owned arena has withdrawn his petition to have a misdemeanor theft conviction expunged in a case that required him to pay $450,000 to the city as part of what was billed as a major embezzlement case when it was filed in 2017.
Former arena manager John Butler has asked a judge to seal court records related to his 2020 misdemeanor conviction for theft in connection with what started as one of the largest embezzlement cases filed in McLean County and ended with a plea deal that required Butler to pay the city $450,000 restitution.