According to court records, Patrick Clark posted the $1 million bond and was released from jail.
HOUSTON — The man accused of killing Migos rapper TakeOff, Patrick Clark, posted a $1 million bond on Wednesday and was released from jail, according to court records.
Last week, a judge ordered Clark’s bond to remain at $1 million. His attorneys were hoping to get it reduced.
Clark is accused of killing Migos rapper TakeOff. His attorneys were fighting to get his bond reduced to $300,000 after arguing he was not a flight risk and he did not have the assets to cover a $1 million bond.
“Although we respect Judge Hill as well as his decision today, we disagree with it and to be honest we’re very surprised by it,” Clark’s attorney, Letitia Quinones said at the time.
The bond for Clark was originally set at $2 million. It was then reduced to $1 million nearly two weeks later after defense attorneys argued that the original amount was excessive and goes against the Texas Constitution.
Quinones was confident Clark’s bond will be reduced after complying with the judge’s bond conditions.
“He asked us to find a bail bonding company that would do immediate notification of any violations of the GPS monitoring. We did that,” Quinones said.
She also said they complied with a financial affidavit of Clark and turned over his passport card.
“So it just leaves us puzzled what other factors are there other than the high profile nature of this case that would cause the judge not to reduce it to something that is reasonable,” Quinones said.
The judge left the door open to a possible change to the bond amount if attorneys bring up new matters.
Under the Texas Consitution, bond is not supposed to be used as a tool to hold someone. It’s put in place to ensure that the person charged with a crime will return to court.
What led investigators to Patrick Clark?
According to the warrant reviewed by KHOU 11, 34 people were standing outside the 810 Billiards and Bowling alley before the shooting that led to TakeOff’s death started.
According to police, Quavo began arguing with two men who had just won money in a dice game. One of them was later identified as Cameron Joshua. He is facing weapons charges.
A physical fight broke out and then two men opened fire. Police said one of those men is Clark.
Police said Clark is seen on video pulling out a gun and firing multiple rounds while holding a wine bottle in the other hand. After the shooting, Clark is seen running to the House of Blues where he left the wine bottle. Fingerprints matched Clark’s when police later had it tested.
Clark then went back to the bowling alley before leaving the area.
Investigators said forensics prove Clark is the only person who could have shot and hit TakeOff from where both men were positioned. Takeoff was shot twice, once in the back and once in the head.
Clark was arrested during a traffic stop by the HPD Gang Division on Dec. 1. He had a gun on him at the time, but it was not the one used in TakeOff’s killing. He did not make any comments during his arrest.
Timeline of TakeOff shooting
The unexpected death of Kirshnic Khari Ball, better known as TakeOff, shook not only the hip-hop community but the world.
Nov. 1 — Migos rapper TakeOff and his groupmate and uncle Quavo attended a private party at 810 Billiards and Bowling Alley in Houston. After the party ended, a group of more than 30 people gathered outside the venue. A dice game led to a heated argument and the shooting death of TakeOff.