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Date: 03-09-2018
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United States of America v. Juan Carlos Burns
District of Arizona Federal Courthouse - Phoenix, Arizona
Case Number: 17-cr-00445
Judge: David G. Campbell
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Maricopa County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Thomas Simon and Robert Brooks
Defendant's Attorney: Jeffrey Allen Williams - FPD
Description: Phoenix, AZ - Salt River Man Sentenced for Murder
Juan Carlos Burns, 20, of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G Campbell to 34 years in prison. A federal jury had found Burns guilty of second degree murder and discharging a firearm causing death.
On Sept. 25, 2017, at the Auk Mor 2 gas station located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Burns, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Tribe, shot the victim one time in the back of the head with a 9 mm handgun. The victim died within minutes. Evidence showed that Burns shot the victim as a result of a derogatory comment made by the victim toward Burns.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Salt River Police Department and the Mesa Police Department and Crime Lab, to include the Safe Trails Task Force.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 54 years' in prison.
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