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Clark wants an independent look at the Takeoff bullets. Discovery is not a defense verdict.
As of mid-September, Clark has pleaded not guilty to a Houston murder charge in the Takeoff case, and trial is set for November. There is no finding on who fired.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A motion to examine bullets is ordinary defense work. It does not mean the State’s ballistics are wrong, and it does not mean the accused is cleared. Patrick Xavier Clark, charged with murder in the November 2022 shooting of Kirsnick Khari Ball — Takeoff — outside a Houston bowling alley, has asked to have an independent expert review items held by Houston police, including recovered projectiles. He has pleaded not guilty. Trial is on the November 2026 calendar, with jury selection reported for Nov. 5. Until a jury is sworn, this is a discovery fight.
Prosecutors have pointed to surveillance they say shows a gunman they identify as Clark and to fingerprints on a bottle at the scene. That is their theory. The defense says the package does not prove he pulled the trigger. Multiple people fired that night, according to earlier police accounts of a dice-game fight. A crowded shooting is exactly why an independent exam gets asked for. Asking is not a ruling.
As of Sept. 17, 2026, there is no verdict. The next public event is the November panel, unless the court moves the date. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Nathan Lee Lowe pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, and the court sentenced him to life without parole.
A guilty plea and a life term are the judgment on the counts he admitted. They are not a jury verdict, and the public accounts still do not name a weapon or a medical cause beyond trauma. WACB’s plea story says deputies found “obvious severe trauma.” WHKY, carrying that story, says “severe trauma.” The Taylorsville Times, citing Sheriff Chad Pennell the day after the 2024 arrest, said “apparent trauma” and listed Lowe’s age then as 39. The plea coverage lists him as 41.
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Reporting noted by WACB, WHKY, and Taylorsville Times.
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A Marion County jury convicted Roderick Watson Jr., and the judge sentenced him to life.
A life term after a guilty verdict is the judgment on that count. It is not a second look at the self-defense claim the jury rejected. The State Attorney's Office says deputies found four gunshot wounds. Law & Crime, citing the arrest affidavit, says six. The office's release places the school "in Citrus." WFTV places it in Citra. The name on the office's release is Jaurez. Three other outlets spell it Juarez.
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Reporting noted by Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office, WFTV, WCJB, and Law & Crime.
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Judge Morgan sentenced Dylan Cody Lamb to life for killing Nadyne Marie Tillman.
Friday's order is the sentence on an August jury verdict. Keys News, citing the State Attorney's Office, reported life without parole plus two five-year terms that run together. Keys Weekly reported the verdict as second-degree murder, false imprisonment, and tampering with evidence. The Miami Herald's conviction story called one of those counts kidnapping. The judgment Keys News reported Friday used the false-imprisonment label.
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Reporting noted by Keys News, Keys Weekly, Miami Herald, NBC 6 South Florida, Monroe County State Attorney's Office, and Monroe County Sheriff's Office.