Pizza X shooter to appear in court

The man who allegedly shot and killed a Pizza X driver in November is set to appear in
court Oct. 1.

James D. Finney, 21, is charged with murder and being a felon in possession of a gun. He was arrested in November for killing Adam Sarnecki outside the Pizza X location on South Walnut Street.

Police said Sarnecki was shot after he confronted someone who was trying to break into another employee’s vehicle near the Pizza X store.

Sarnecki provided police a description of the suspect before losing consciousness.

Finney was also accused of shooting a 60-year-old woman in the leg on West Ninth Street and breaking into a convenience store on South Leonard Springs Road in the days before Sarnecki was killed Nov. 4.

Police arrested Finney after receiving a tip and identifying him on security footage from the convenience store.

Police said Finney shot Sarnecki because he did not want to get in trouble.

— Charles Scudder