Jurors reach verdict in trial of man accused of murdering Denver Broncos player Williams

Verdict reached in death of Denver Broncos player

DENVER — Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of a man charged with murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams.

The decision was expected to be read in court shortly.

Defendant Willie Clark was taken to the courtroom Thursday to hear the decision.

Williams was killed on New Year’s Day 2007.

Prosecutors say Clark fired the fatal shots from an SUV that pulled up beside a rented limo carrying Williams and some friends.

Defense attorneys say Clark is a scapegoat who wasn’t even in the SUV.

Prosecutors say Clark was angry over an altercation between two groups in a nightclub just before the shooting.

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DENVER (AP) — Jurors deliberating the case against a man accused of firing the shots that killed Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams went home Wednesday without reaching a decision.

Jurors deciding the Willie Clark case will return to the Denver courthouse Thursday morning.

Clark is charged with first-degree murder in the New Year’s Day 2007 shooting.

Prosecutors say Clark went into a murderous rage after a confrontation at a nightclub, and that he later told friends he fired the fatal shots.

Defense attorneys say Clark wasn’t in a vehicle that pulled up besides Williams’ rented limousine when someone inside fired the shots. They say Clark is being made a scapegoat.