Willie Clark found GUILTY in murder of Broncos CB Darrent Williams
by John Bena on Mar 11, 2010 12:23 PM MST
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A jury found Willie Clark GUILTY of First Degree Murder in the 2007 shooting death of Broncos CB Darrent Williams, it was reported. Clark was facing 21 counts, including 1st Degree Murder, for unloading a weapon into a Hummer Limo that carried Williams, Broncos WR Javon Walker and 15 others. Williams was struck in the neck and died at the scene.
The jury deliberated for nearly 12 hours before reaching their decision.
As we take a moment to forget football, here's hoping the family of Darrent Williams can find peace. They have been the epitome of strength and grace throughout all of this. The thoughts of Broncos Country goes out to them on what has to be a bittersweet day.
I hope Mike Shanahan can find some peace as well. The Head Coach of the Broncos when Williams was killed, Shanahan was the face of the organization that day and handled it with class and dignity. His speech at Williams funeral was all class - I was proud to be a Broncos fan that day - even more than usual.
I hope Brandon Marshall can find some peace. With his involvement that night now out in the open, I am hoping a guilty verdict can bring some closure to Marshall - and his purported anger for the City of Denver. Now the healing can truly begin.
Lastly, I hope everyone in Broncos Country can find some peace. While justice has been served today, we have all lost for losing D-Will so soon. Perhaps now we can talk about Williams with a smile on our face instead of a frown. You know that is how Williams would want it.
Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen released the following statement -
"Nothing can ever bring Darrent Williams back or ease the suffering for (his mother) Rosalind and her grandchildren. But after three long years, it is very gratifying to see closure brought to this case. This process has been extremely difficult for the Williams family, his friends and teammates, this community, and the entire Denver Broncos organization.
"I would like to praise the long and hard work of the Denver Police Department and the Denver District Attorney's Office," he continued. "I also want to thank the Denver community for the overwhelming support that both the Williams family and the Broncos have received during this unimaginable tragedy.
"Darrent's legacy will live on for all of us in the Broncos organization, and the outstanding work done each day at the Darrent Williams Memorial Teen Center is a tribute to his impact on this community. Our hearts continue to go out to the entire Williams family."
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Thanks John for getting this up as a post.
We live in an age when instant gratification isn't fast enough
YESSSS!!!
-Stick to the fight when you are hardest hit - it's when things seem worst that you must not quit!
Here's to hoping that DW's Mother can have just a little peace from this decision!!
-Stick to the fight when you are hardest hit - it's when things seem worst that you must not quit!
by BroncoSense72 on Mar 11, 2010 12:14 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
He is going away for a long time..
I hope people in Denver feel slightly safer with this news, Especially people involved in the case.
Thoughts go out to Darrent’s family and friends, justice has finally been served.
R.I.P. Darrent
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds. - Albert Einstein
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. - Albert Einstein
by c_style on Mar 11, 2010 12:19 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Amen
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by KaptainKirk on Mar 11, 2010 12:31 PM MST up reply actions
Miss you D-Will
"All we're trying to do is win the *********** game!" -- Josh MF McDaniels tearing into his offensive line after three false starts in the red zone. The tirade turned the tide of the game, and the Broncos dominated from that point on.
by broncosmontana on Mar 11, 2010 12:33 PM MST up reply actions
I hope all families find peace in the conclusion
It’s unfortunate that they couldn’t have Harris as the second shooter on trial too.
I'm glad we had this talk. -- TJ Johnson
still sad...
funny, how justice doesn’t necessarily heal the wounds. Of course it’s good to see the murderer imprisoned, but seeing Williams’ face in the photo reminded me of how painful that whole incident was.
Mr. Clark I wish you would rot in jail and worked to exhaustion each and every day...
instead, you will likely join a gang and lift weights and intimidate others in the sedentary lifestyle of the modern prison.
Hopefully, there are a bunch of Broncomaniacs in jail for life and will dispatch you the way you deserve.
R.I.P. DWill
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
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by Tim Lynch on Mar 11, 2010 12:24 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
id be SO proud of a bronco fan that pulled that off
luckily im a bronco and a blazer fan......#52 is family
Thank God!
I hope his family can now start down the path of healing as this comes to a conclussion.
Rest, my brother, rest in peace now and in the arms of the Almighty. May His hands be around your family, as they try to recover from this horrible even.
We miss you Darrent, Gods Speed.
Strength and honor
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by kybroncomaniac on Mar 11, 2010 12:26 PM MST reply actions
There is a very nice statement from Pat Bowlen on denverbroncos.com
It can be found here.
We live in an age when instant gratification isn't fast enough
Thanks.
i checked it out. Worded very appropriatly. Good to hear Champ in there also.
Strength and honor
"It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not yet a winner." -Vince lombarti
by kybroncomaniac on Mar 11, 2010 12:45 PM MST up reply actions
Wow my heart leapt into my throat when I saw that headline and that old familiar smile
Prayers for all concerned, especially for the soul of Willie Clark. This never should have happened, yet stuff like this happens every day amongst people much less famous and fortunate. Despite the helpless feeling we get when we see this stuff happening, we have to take heart and remember that everyone can make a difference in the lives of young people. It’s not just the right thing to do, it can save and transform lives.
We will always love you, D-Will — forever in our hearts.
"All we're trying to do is win the *********** game!" -- Josh MF McDaniels tearing into his offensive line after three false starts in the red zone. The tirade turned the tide of the game, and the Broncos dominated from that point on.
by broncosmontana on Mar 11, 2010 12:27 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Dammit, okay, i need a hanky now…
"All we're trying to do is win the *********** game!" -- Josh MF McDaniels tearing into his offensive line after three false starts in the red zone. The tirade turned the tide of the game, and the Broncos dominated from that point on.
by broncosmontana on Mar 11, 2010 12:31 PM MST up reply actions
Thank god, I was worried about that trial
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Me Too.
They had the star witness painted with a very ugly color of motivation. I thought the casse was certainly an uphill battle. Finally, I see justice!
Strength and honor
"It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not yet a winner." -Vince lombarti
by kybroncomaniac on Mar 11, 2010 12:47 PM MST up reply actions
Yep
That’s the problem with trying these cases, basically all the witnesses associated with the defendent are also equal part scum bags. So if you have a dirt bag fingering another dirt bag, what dirt bag gets more creedence.
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman
"Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun" - Ash from Army of Darkness
"H.I., you're young and you got your health, what you want with a job?" - Evelle from Raising Arizona
"It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes." - Agent Rogersz from Repoman
AZ chapter of the Broncos Nation...
…echoes pretty much all sentiments found above. We have, do, and always will miss you, Darrent.
Nice to see that coward get what was coming to him.
Good deal.
Don't argue with fools. It's how they reproduce.
Don't want to rain on the parade but...
…just because 12 people return a verdict of guilty (after eleven hours of deliberation) doesn’t actually mean he’s guilty. A jury is not Jehovah. Just saying.
There have been over 120 men in this country convicted and sentenced to death, whose convictions were overturned after DNA testing became available. Those juries were not Jehovah either. Just saying.
I’ll also say that, based on what (little) I know, I think that Clark is guilty of murder. But I don’t know that he is. Just saying.
All that you behold, though it appears without, it is within, in your imagination, of which this world of mortality is but a shadow...and one day you’ll awake and find that you’ve never lived and never died, except in the dream.
William Blake
Felony Murder Rule
He’s guilty. Felony murder rule says he is guilty of murder if he was involved in the commission of a felony when someone gets killed during the commission of the felony. There was enough evidence to establish that Willie Clark, at a minimum, committed a felony during the events that led to the killing of Darrent Williams. The only question is whether someone else was also involved and responsible for the bullet that actually killed Williams. Clark is done. His appeal will not likely be successful in overturning the verdixct. RIP Darrent. Move on Marshall.
I don't think that's right
The first count was “after deliberation” which aligns with the murder definition of CRS 18-3-102(a), and with “extreme indifference” which is CRS 18-3-102(d). The felony-murder rule in 18-3-102(b) is limited to death resulting from a list of only certain felonies (like kidnap or rape). I don’t think the state was relying on a felony murder theory.
Also, if the jury found he was complicit, even if he wasn’t the one shooting, he’s as guilty as if he pulled the trigger himself. I would guess the complicity instruction is the reason Clark was found guilty.
I took a little time to look up the indictment, the statute and a little history.
The short answer is that Clark was not charged with “felony murder”. In Colorado, this Common Law idea was codified in C.R.S. section 18-3-102 1(b). It requires certain predicate felonies, none of which apply in this case. [M]argabelle is correct in stating that Clark was indicted for (and convicted of) violations of sub-sections 1(a) and 1(d). Think of these as “intentional” and “extreme indifference” respectively.
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Mar 11, 2010 4:02 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
This is a good thing
Willie Clark needs a place where he can re-evaluate his life. He has wasted his opportunity out in the world, let’s hope he finds peace as a prisoner. What he did to Darrent Williams was uncalled for and downright cowardly, and he deserves to be in jail for taking another human life. Darrent is in a better place, and hopefully Clark finds a way to that place someday too.
A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.
by Sayre Bedinger on Mar 11, 2010 1:27 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
You have got to be kiddin'
I don’t give a hoot whether or not he “can re-evaluate his life.” And what’s with the “let’s hope he finds peace as a prisoner.”? I don’t expect he will, but it is my hope he will feel tormented for the rest of his life.
Let he who has not sinned
cast the first stone. We’ve all messed up. I’m not justifying what he did by any means, just saying.
A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.
by Sayre Bedinger on Mar 11, 2010 4:15 PM MST up reply actions
You have got it backwards
You too may be a sinner (as you basically confess) but that does not alleviate Clarks guilt in the least. Rather, it means that you too are due some criticism. Religion is full of summons “to forgive” but some acts are not forgivable. The most grivious of those being murder.
I don't think that's what he's saying.
If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!
by Trinidad Jack on Mar 11, 2010 9:25 PM MST up reply actions
My only wish is:
I hope there is a group of Broncos fans inmates that open up a can of whupass on him every day he’s in the joint!
methinks he'll be in solitary
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PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
A fitting end to such a senseless act.
I hope this helps create closure for his family. Rest in peace Darrent Williams; Burn in hell Willie Clark.
Good luck with the Redskins Mr. Mike! I'll be watching and cheering for a non-Bronco team for the first time in my life. Well, except when they play the Broncos!
About gd time
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
"With a guy like Melo, it’s tough to stop him with one person. You can’t. I don’t know one guy who can stop Melo on a consistent basis."-CP3
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
RIP williams
and while we’re at it, RIP Damien Nash as well…
man that was a rough year….
agreed
RIP Williams
and Nash who as I recall died while in a charity basketball game, caused by heart issue.
Not to compare the act of taking a life with a medical issue but another fallen Bronco and much more important human with a family.
And I’m on the side of people who hopes Clark’s days are spent in fear and pain for years to come, as well as others who so devalue human life.
Bronco Learning Curve
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They are re-doing the statue at the Darrent Williams Memorial Teen Center...FYI
I posted this elsewhere too, and still don’t know if I know how to do pictures, but it’s worth a try. Good timing to be fixing the statue though…
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RIP BARREL MAN
RIP #27 D-Will.
Finally justice has been served and the Willams’ family can finally get some closure on this along with Marshall, Walker, and everyone else that was part of the Bronco organization at that time. It took a long time, but it finally is over.
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