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The suspect, charged with murder in the death of Migos member Takeoff, posted the $1 million bail set for him and was released from jail on Tuesday, according to CNN affiliate KPRC.
In December, Harris County Judge Josh Hill left Patrick Xavier Clark’s bail at $1 million and refused a reduction on the grounds that Clark could pose a flight risk.
“Neither Patrick nor his family posted bail in this case. A concerned citizen and family friend who believes Patrick’s innocence has posted bail on his behalf,” his attorney Letitia Quinones said in a statement.
Clark “intends to comply fully with the terms set out by the court,” Quinones said, and “will appear at the trial whenever the court requires him to.”
“We believe Patrick is innocent and in due course the evidence will show that he is,” Quinones said.
Clark, 33, was arrested on Houston’s east side in early December, a month after Takeoff was shot dead after a private event outside a store.
Takeoff, who was a member of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was 28. His uncle Quavo and cousin Offset were the other two members of the trio.
Police believe Takeoff was an innocent bystander of an argument that took place outside a bowling alley that led to the shooting. He was unarmed and not involved in the altercation.
After Judge Hill denied Clark’s request to cut the bond in December, Quinones argued that the $1 million bond was unconstitutional because Clark and his family’s financial condition was “average.”
Harris County prosecutors had argued Clark should be considered a “fugitive risk.”
Shortly after the killing, Clark reportedly applied for an expedited passport, which he received immediately prior to his arrest, prosecutors’ application said. When Clark was arrested, he had a “large amount of cash,” the court document added.
Prosecutors also made several other requests, including that Clark surrender “all passports, visas or other travel documents,” be barred from leaving the immediate area of Harris County and be subject to a curfew.
Chinones said in a press conference at the time that her office was “surprised” by the decision.
“We met all the requirements the judge asked of us, only to find out today that we have [the bond] would not be lowered. So yes, we are very disappointed. We do not agree. And frankly, we’re very surprised,” said Quinones.
“The fight is not over yet. We believe without a shadow of a doubt that in due course we will be able to prove Mr. Clark’s innocence in this regard,” Quinones said.