Sacaton, Ariz. man sentenced in murder case

CREATED Aug. 22, 2011

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TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - A U.S. District Court Judge sentenced 45 year-old Louis Clare Burnette of Sacaton, Arizona to 15 years in Prison for his part in a 2010 murder case.

Authorities say that Burnette Plead Guilty to the charge of Accessory After the Fact. Burnette allegedly drove away in the victim's vehicle, abandoned the vehicle, and disposed of evidence.

Burnette's co-defendant shot the victim in the back of the head on July 9th 2010 in the mountains of the Gila River Indian Community.