Daily Record of Dunn
DUNN – A Dunn man arrested as a juvenile, but tried as an adult in the murder of a beloved store clerk in Dunn pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 16 to 20 years in prison on Thursday.
Rashard Amod Keon Purdie, now 18, gave his plea before Superior Court Judge Clayton D. Somers in Harnett County Superior Court. He was initially charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon after he gunned down Nasi “Pops” Azzan inside the Family Market and stole guns and money from the store on Feb. 8, 2023…