Black Armed Robber Arrested for Decade Old Murder of White Man

AZ Central
August 18, 2015

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Chad Cassidy was shot in the head by Black robbers, outside Wild Bill’s Saloon in Phoenix.

A man was arrested Wednesday in a murder that occurred a decade ago, authorities say.

The man, Wild Bill’s Saloon in Phoenix Jerrold Micah Burnett, 39, was arrested on one count of armed robbery and one count of first-degree murder stemming from an incident that occurred July 1, 2005, court documents say.

Police say Burnett shot 29-year-old Chad Cassidy outside Wild Bill’s Saloon in Phoenix.

According to court documents, Cassidy and a friend, identified as Henry Hiter, were leaving the saloon when they were approached by two armed men. After the armed men demanded money, Cassidy was shot, but Hiter was able to get away, police say.

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Jerrold Micah Burnett already has a criminal record for aggravated assault and drugs.

When police arrived on scene, they found Cassidy dead in the parking lot> He suffered a gunshot wound to the head.

Police say they found DNA on a cigarette butt at the scene and matched the DNA to Burnett.

Police say the DNA was also connected to a July 25, 2005, robbery and murder case out of Mesa, in which a man was found dead of a gunshot wound in a motel parking lot.

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