Sheriff Binder is a character in Ernest Scared Stupid. Binder was portrayed by Nashville-born actor Daniel Butler who previously appeared in Ernest Goes to Camp as Eddie the Chef. He is Amanda Binder's husband and is an incompetent police officer who cares about Briarville, Missouri's middle school Halloween dance.He dislikes Ernest due to the idea of imagining Trantor and other trolls. Binder does not want his son, Kenny and the kids to hang out with him.