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Former NFL player charged with Arizona murder: Why is Michael Richardson charged?
A former Chicago Bears football player was arrested in connection with the murder of a man from Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday, according to the online prison files and several points of sale.
Phoenix police arrested 59-year-old Michael Richardson on Wednesday, Dec. 30, on a charge of murder and shooting death of 47-year-old Ronald Like the day before. reported ABC15.
On Tuesday, December 29, police responded to a shooting near 40th and Van Buren streets around 9 a.m., the channel said. There they found Like, who had been shot, and took him to a nearby hospital, where he later died, ABC15 continued, citing police.
Although police have not yet publicly named Richardson as a suspect, ABC15 cited several “sources” confirming the arrest and connection. Records from Maricopa County Jail also show that “Michael Richardson” was arrested on Wednesday, December 30, on various charges, including murder, misconduct in weapons and a murder warrant.
The former NFL player, who was on the winning team of the Chicago Bears Super Bowl in 1985, has not yet appeared before a judge for his initial appearance, according to prison records.
According to ABC15, Richardson lives in a closed community in East Mesa.
Here’s what you need to know:
Richardson played football at Arizona State University and the Chicago Bears
According to ABC15, sources confirmed to the channel that Richardson, who was admitted to prison on December 30, is the same man who “was All-Pro champion and Super Bowl champion with the famous 1985 Chicago Bears.”
Richardson, originally from Southern California, played college football for ASU and was recognized as an All-American in 1981 and 1982, according to the American Football Database. He continued to play in the NFL for seven seasons during the 1980s, according to the organization. Richardson played for the Chicago Bears from 1983 to 1988 and for the San Francisco 49ers for a short time in 1989, AFD said.
Richardson was part of the Bears team that won the 1985 Super Bowl and appeared in the famous “Super Bowl Shuffle video,” ABC15 added, writing:
In the catchy song, Richardson has a solo, singing, “I’m LA Mike and I play it well. Don’t slip because I’m not stupid. “
Richardson has a previous criminal record, according to local media and online court cases
According to online court records, Richardson previously had several connections to the law; however, his latest “arrest in connection with the murder is the worst crime Richardson has ever been linked to,” ABC15 said.
This year, Richardson was arrested twice by Phoenix police on drug charges, according to Maricopa County court records. In 2018, he was charged with theft and possession of methamphetamine, crack and heroin, according to other online records.
Richardson was convicted of more than 20 felonies in 2008, according to ESPN and The Chicago Tribune, mostly while living in Southern California, before returning to Chicago in 2010.
“In 2008, Richardson was sentenced to 13 years in prison for possession of methamphetamine and crack,” he told the Chicago Tribune in 2011. “He was convicted for the 21st time of a drug offense at the end of his career. football player”. .
ESPN reported in 2010 that the football player developed a deep drug addiction at the age of 13.
“Richardson spent much of his 1930s and 1940s in rehabilitation and prison – serving two four-year sentences in state prison. Until police found 28 grams of cocaine and 10 grams of methamphetamine in his car after a routine stop in September 2006, he faced the worst prison term. The maximum sentence was 13 years. Deputy District Attorney Eric Scarbrough has requested eight, “the press said.
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