Butler Co. deputy helps homeless family

A Butler County Sheriff's deputy is being praised on social media for buying a hotel room for a homeless mother and her two children after they were evicted.

Deputy Brian Bussell, who has worked with the Butler County Sheriff's Office for 25 years, saw a woman and two young children sitting in the jail lobby Sunday morning and asked if they needed help, according to a news release from the Butler County Sheriff's Office.

The woman had been evicted from her Oxford home and was in the waiting process for housing assistance, the release states.

Bussell and Miranda Sheppard, a dispatch supervisor, called several shelters to try and find a place for the family to stay.

"Most of the shelters were overcrowded or there was a time requirement to be there and we were past that," Bussell said.

So, he booked a hotel in Oxford for two days and paid for it himself.

Bussell also took the family to Walmart for clothes, where the young boys asked for shoes, and paid for everything, the release states.

"This is a true act of kindness," said Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones. "He did not tell anyone at work what he had done but the lady took a picture with him and posted it to Facebook."

The image of Bussell with his arms around the woman's two sons was 'liked' by more than 1,300 people on Facebook and shared more than 450 times.

The Sheriff's office found out about Bussell's act of kindness when someone called the office to ask about the photo.

"I am pleased that he was able to help this family out," Jones said. "This speaks volumes in lieu of all the recent negativity people are saying about law enforcement. I have some of the best employees here."