California fugitive arrested in Cass County on felony murder warrant

(Horace, ND) – Cass County authorities arrested a 25-year-old Bakersfield, Cali., man Tuesday afternoon on a felony murder warrant.

According to Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner, members of the Metro Area Street Crimes Unit, the Cass County Drug Task Force, and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, worked in collaboration to arrest 25 year-old Kira Conerly-Burton II, of Bakersfield, Calif., on a felony murder warrant.

The warrant was issued out of Kern County, Calif.

Burton was transported to the Cass County Jail awaiting an extradition hearing.  Burton has no local charges at this time.