Clark Guilty In Darrent Williams Murder

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Suspected Eastside Tre Tre Crips ((CO)) gang member Willie Clark has been found guilty of murder in the shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams.

A Denver jury returned the verdict after deliberating for a day and a half.

Williams was killed on New Year's Day 2007.

Prosecutors said Clark fired the shots that killed Williams from an SUV that pulled up beside the limo carrying Williams, friends, and teammates. Prosecutors also maintain Clark was angry over an altercation involving his friends and Williams' friends inside and outside the Safari nightclub in downtown Denver.

Defense attorneys said Clark was being made a scapegoat and wasn't in the SUV.

Clark is now guilty of all 21 counts against him including first-degree murder/extreme indifference, first-degree murder/after deliberation and attempted first-degree murder.

The world isn't done with Clark.

Denver prosecutors have also charged him with first-degree murder in the death of a woman, Kalonniann Clark ((no relation)) who was about to testify in an attempted murder case.

He faces life in prison in that case if convicted at that trial.

KCNC-TV's Jennifer Miller was outside the courtroom...
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Brandon Marshall Called To Testify In Darrent Williams Case

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Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall was called to the witness stand in the Willie Clark murder trial yesterday.

Clark is charged with pulling the trigger in the death of Broncos defensive back Darrent Williams on New Year's Day 2007.

Marshall testified in court that he saw a confrontation in the VIP area of the Shelter nightclub between a group of Williams' friends and two other men. He said he did not see any champagne being sprayed ((as one version of the facts is being reported involving Marshall's cousin who was there as well that evening)). He and teammate Elvis Dumervil tried to make peace with the men. Marshall said he offered to buy the men drinks too.

Attorneys say Marshall never saw Clark or anyone in that group get into a white SUV. Police say the shots that killed Williams were fired from that kind of vehicle.

The defense tried to go after Brandon Marshall's testimony. Marshall described the suspect wearing sunglasses and a hoodie that may have been dark with some purple coloring. Defense attorneys showed a photo of a camouflage jacket connected to the case.

There are close to 50 other names on the witness list- including both athletes and those involved in the shooting of Darrent Williams.

Here's News9's coverage with TaRhonda Thomas in their newsroom...