A man accused of fatally shooting Migos rapper Takeoff last month outside a Houston bowling alley has claimed he is innocent of the crime.
Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, made a brief court appearance in which prosecutors and his defense attorneys agreed to hold a bond reduction hearing on December 14.
Clark was arrested on a murder charge last week and is jailed on a $2 million bond. Court documents showed he had a ‘large’ amount of cash on him and had planned to go to Mexico on an expedited passport when he was arrested.
Takeoff, 28, was shot in the head and back as more than 30 people were leaving a private party at the bowling alley around 2.30am on November 1.
On Monday, Clark, handcuffed and dressed in orange jail clothing, did not say anything during Monday’s hearing. Letitia Quinones, one of Clark’s attorneys, told reporters after the hearing that Clark is feeling ‘nervous and he’s concerned’ because ‘he´s being charged with something that he believes he’s innocent of, so what would anyone do in that type of circumstance?’
