The man charged in the fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff was recently released from jail on a $1 million bond. Now, folks are speculating about who bailed him out. Meanwhile, Quavo just released a new track titled “Without Out,” which is a heartbreaking tribute to his late nephew. Deets on the suspected shooter and video of Quavo’s new track inside…
The man accused of killing Migos rapper Takeoff has been released from jail on a $1 million bond.
According to court records, Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was released from the Harris County Jail on Tuesday. The suspected killer was arrested and charged with murder on Thursday, December 1st, one month after Takeoff (real name Kirsnick Khari Ball) was killed.
According to Clark’s lawyer, Letitia Quinones, he has a “valid and meritorious claim for self-defense.” His release comes after his defense team tried to have his bond lowered to $300,000, saying he couldn’t come up with the cash to get out.
Judge Josh Hill agreed to reduce Clark’s bond from its initial $2 million amount to $1 million on December 14th. Clark is a well-known local entertainment promoter and entertainer known as “DJ Pat” who ran The Flame HTX, a southwest Houston strip club. His defense team tried to have his bond lowered to $300,000, saying he couldn’t come up with the cash to get out, but they were unsuccessful.
The alleged murderer’s family set up a GoFundMe account to help raise money for his former $2 million cash bail.
According to Judge Hill, Clark had previously stated that he was capable of posting a $1 million bail, and bail bond companies were willing to assume that risk. For that reason, the judge denied his request to lower the bond to $300,000, keeping it at $1 million.
Prosecutors had previously expressed concern that Clark was not disclosing all of his financial assets. They said he works as a local DJ and strip club promoter and mostly deals in cash, making it difficult to determine how much money he actually has.
Someone stepped in to see that Clark was released from jail.
Clark’s attorney said in a statement that a “concerned citizen and family friend who believes in Patrick’s innocence” posted the bond on his behalf.
“Neither Patrick nor his family posted the bond in this case,” Letitia D. Quinones, a defense attorney for Clark, said in a Thursday statement to Houston Public Media. “A concerned citizen and family friend who believes in Patrick’s innocence posted the bond on his behalf. Like any other defendant, Patrick is presumed to be innocent and has the right to bond.”
Many believe the “concerned citizen family friend” is someone in the Prince Family, specifically CEO and co-founder of Rap-A-Lot Records, J. Prince.
Hope j prince dem didn’t pay buddy accused of killing takeoff 1million dollar bond.
— kari (@The_RealDB3) January 5, 2023
Clark’s bond conditions state he cannot have any contact with J Prince Jr, boxer Shakur Stevenson, or any of their family members.
A few days ago, J. Prince reacted to commenters posting Takeoff’s name in the comments of his IG Live:
J.Prince reacts to people filling his IG live comments with Takeoff’s name pic.twitter.com/OGdIbJhlZV
— Glock Topickz (@Glock_Topickz) January 4, 2023
Takeoff, 28, was shot in the head and back on Nov. 1 while leaving a private party at a bowling alley in Houston. According to the police, the gunfire erupted as a result of a disagreement over a lucrative dice game, but Takeoff was not involved and was an innocent bystander.
Under the conditions of Clark’s release, he’s under house arrest and is not allowed to leave his parent’s home in Houston. He has to wear a GPS tracking device, and he must avoid contact with anyone involved in the shooting investigation, as well as Takeoff’s family.
Takeoff’s suspected shooter is scheduled to appear in court again on March 9th.
On the music front…
Long Live Take Infinity https://t.co/RJAKIsXEm6
— QuavoYRN (@QuavoStuntin) January 5, 2023
Quavo shared a heartfelt tribute song to his late nephew and Migos bandmate Takeoff.
The song, titled “Without You,” is a heartfelt and heartbreaking reminiscence that includes a video of Quavo sitting sadly, smoking a blunt, looking down, and gently rocking in a chair as the song plays. He shared the link to the song on Twitter with the caption, “Long Live Take Infinity.”
He raps:
“Tears rolling down my eyes
Can’t tell you how many times I cried
Days ain’t the same without you
I don’t know if I’m the same without you.”
The song fades with Quavo singing “Taaaaaaake… I’m sorry.”
Whew. Take a listen below:
Prayers up! R.I.P. Takeoff!
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— Ryan Nelson (@RyanNelsonTV) January 6, 2023
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