Closure for the Broncos family-27

Re-post from Denver Post:

DENVER, May 1 (UPI) — Willie Clark, who still claims he is innocent, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams.

Clark, 26, who maintains he was set up by fellow gang members to take the blame for the Jan. 1, 2007, shooting of Williams, was sentenced Friday to an additional 1,152 years in prison for 16 charges of attempted murder relating to his criminal history, The Denver Post reported.

Clark was convicted March 11. The shooting of Williams in his limousine followed a series of confrontations in and around a nightclub involving Williams and some teammates, and a group of gang members, investigators said.

Clark had asked to be excused from attending the sentencing but Judge Christina Habas denied the request, the newspaper said.

Clark listened as members of Williams’ family spoke during the proceeding, the newspaper said.

“I know (Clark) is still saying he is innocent,” Williams’ mother, Rosalind Williams, said. “But for each and every person who was in the vehicle, you guys are all guilty. Admit that. Show some remorse.”

Rosalind Williams noted that Clark’s family could come visit him in prison while she can only visit her son “in the cemetery.”