TakeOff’s alleged killer has been released from jail after posting a $1 million bond.
According to ABC13, Patrick Clark — the man accused of murdering the Migos rapper in Houston, Texas in November 2022 — made his bond on Wednesday (January 4).
As part of his bond agreement, Clark will have to wear an ankle monitor and remain at his parents’ home in Houston, while also avoiding contact with TakeOff’s family. He is due back in court in March.
Clark’s bond was originally set at $2 million before his legal team successfully negotiated to reduce it by half last month, claiming the figure was unconstitutional because he was unable to afford it.
His attorneys requested a further reduction to $300,000, but their motion was denied. Judge Josh Hill ruled that previous statements made by Clark in a jail phone call indicated he could pay a $1 million bail.
Clark’s attorney previously said the suspect’s family were willing to put up their home as collateral to bond him out of jail.
TakeOff (real name Kirshnik Khari Ball) was shot and killed outside a bowling alley in Houston on November 1, just weeks after the release of his and Quavo’s joint album Only Built For Infinity Links.
According to police, the 28-year-old rapper was an innocent bystander to a “lucrative” dice game involving Quavo and other men. An altercation broke out during the game, leading to multiple shots being fired.
TakeOff was pronounced dead at the scene, with an autopsy report from the Harris County Medical Examiner’s office later revealing he was killed by “penetrating gunshot wounds of head and torso into arm.”
Patrick Clark, known locally in Houston as DJ Pat, was arrested and charged with the Migos hitmaker’s murder on December 2. Authorities linked him to the crime by surveillance footage showing him firing a gun and a wine bottle left at the scene containing his fingerprints.
Police also had to recreate the crime scene to confirm any ballistic evidence. “Through that we were able to deduce that Patrick Clark is the lethal shooter in the case, that’s why he’s charged with murder,” Homicide Division Sgt. Michael Burrow said.
Despite maintaining his innocence, Clark reportedly planned to flee the country after the shooting. It was revealed during a court hearing last month that the 33-year-old had applied for an expedited passport and bought plane tickets to Mexico just two days before his arrest.
Unconstitutional cause he can’t afford the bail?! I can’t afford a Bugatti. Guess that’s unconstitutional too.
Go back to school
Well, they have those laws in place because if an inmate cant afford to bail out if it is ordered by the judge, they contradict their bail order and will be holding an inmate on no bail which is not good for the case. If the inmate is indeed guilty that’s not a good thing because they can use that against the courts thus possibly letting the inmate out of jail without bail guilty or not!!
Obviously someone rich who was at that party fronted the money.
So you missed the whole his family putting their house up for collateral bit of it?
Clark’s attorney previously said the suspect’s family were willing to put up their home as collateral to bond him out of jail – doesn’t confirm they did
only gotta post 10% so $100,000 aka put his parents house up
Actually it was someone that knows his family and didn’t want his parents to put their home up for collateral. The Private detective that they hired facilitated the bail money from the friend of the family to the bond company.
No a family friend posted his bail via the private detective who they hired. He facilitated the bond on behalf of the friend.
I thought they put the bail amount high for the exact reason that the accused couldn’t afford to bail out easily? Also find it weird that they allowed and even reduced the bail after the accused allegedly tried to flee country? If that’s not suspicious then I don’t know what is.. i wonder if someone is handing out bags/threats behind the curtains.
He had those plans for Mexico trip before shooting even occurred. Clark’s lawyers are denying the claims. They stated that he’d already had the trip planned before charges were brought against him. “That’s something that was pre-planned and it was canceled before he was arrested. I think that’s important. He wasn’t trying to go anywhere,”
Mob ties probably secretly guaranteed family who put up house for bail, a check if he flees. Obviously J Prince ain’t gonna show up personally with the money for bail.