Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts says he’s never believed in using monetary rewards to help solve crimes.

That changed with the killing of Robert Hollis. Hollis, a 75-year-old blind man known as “Mr. Bojangles,” was found decapitated Thursday afternoon in his Inglewood apartment.

Butts, who served as police chief for two departments, told The Times he had never put forth a motion for a reward. Now he plans to ask for $50,000 at next week’s city council meeting to help find the killer or killers of Hollis.

The reward, one of the largest for the city, is intended to make a statement, he said. Butts first announced that he would ask for reward money Monday during a vigil held for Hollis at Faithful Central Bible Church.

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