HOUSTON (AP) — The person charged with homicide within the deadly capturing of Migos rapper Takeoff in Houston has been launched on $1 million bond.
Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was launched from the Harris County jail Tuesday, in keeping with court docket information.
Clark was arrested Dec. 1 on a homicide cost. His legal professional, Letitia Quinones, has stated Clark has a “legitimate and meritorious declare for self-defense.”
Clark’s household had unsuccessfully tried to get his bond lowered to $300,000, saying in court docket final month they couldn’t afford to pay something larger.
In an announcement issued Thursday afternoon, Quinones stated {that a} “involved citizen and household good friend who believes in Patrick’s innocence posted the bond on his behalf.”
“We imagine Patrick is harmless and on the acceptable time, the proof will reveal that to be the case,” Quinones stated.
Takeoff, 28, was shot within the head and again on Nov. 1 as greater than 30 folks had been leaving a non-public celebration at a bowling heart. Houston police have stated the gunfire adopted a disagreement over a profitable sport of cube, however that Takeoff was not concerned and was an harmless bystander.
Born Kirsnick Khari Ball, Takeoff was the youngest member of Migos, the Grammy-nominated rap trio from suburban Atlanta that additionally featured his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset.
Clark, underneath situations of his launch, is underneath home arrest, should put on a GPS monitoring machine and keep away from contact with anybody concerned within the capturing investigation. Quinones stated Clark will comply absolutely with the situations of his launch.
Clark is scheduled to seem in court docket once more on March 9.