Clark sentenced to prison
By Jodi Heckel
Thursday September 20, 2007
URBANA – Former NBA player Keon Clark was sentenced to prison today on a felony charge of driving on a suspended license.

Clark did not show up for the sentencing hearing. Champaign County Judge Richard Klaus sentenced him in absentia to 30 months in prison and issued a warrant for his arrest.

"Putting Mr. Clark on probation would be a complete and utter waste of resources," Klaus said. "Mr. Clark is a danger to the community, especially if he continues to drive."

Clark, 32, of Danville, pleaded guilty in July to driving on a suspended license on Jan. 5 on South Neil Street in Champaign.

On Thursday, both sides stipulated to the fact that Clark was also seen driving at Main Street and Broadway Avenue in Urbana in May, when his driver's license was suspended.

Assistant State's Attorney Lindsey Clark asked for the maximum sentence of three years in prison, arguing Clark will never comply with a sentence of probation. She said he refused to cooperate in preparing his presentence report, he has numerous prior and pending cases, and he's violated his bond at least 10 times.

"He has grown accustomed to a certain kind of lifestyle where he has not been held accountable," Lindsey Clark said. "He's simply been able to pay his way out of anything."

Urbana attorney James Dedman, who represents Keon Clark, did not present any evidence, but asked the judge to defer his decision on a sentence until Clark could be evaluated by a psychiatrist.

"His record and his behavior suggests he has a serious mental problem," Dedman said. "It's possible he's unfit to stand trial or be sentenced, or that he's insane."

Klaus declined to order a psychiatric evaluation or defer sentencing, saying it was the first time the issue of Clark's mental state had been raised and telling Dedman he could file a motion later on the matter.

Clark is scheduled to be in court again next week for a pretrial hearing on a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge and a felony driving under the influence of alcohol charge. He is scheduled to be sentenced in Vermilion County on Oct. 10 on a felony drug charge, a DUI, and not having a firearm owner's identification card.

He was to be tried this week in Vermilion County on charges of not having a firearm owner's identification card, making a false report, two charges of driving on a suspended license, and criminal damage to property. Those cases were continued to Oct. 10.

Clark also has a pending felony charge of driving on a suspended license in July in Vermilion County.
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I know he likes smoking Tree , but the guy kept his money it seems.

Can it be that steph is using same stuff?
He also looks strange lately.
The good thing is Steph is not driving himself... he is driving others... crazy

Keon was the man in Toronto. I was a big fan of his.

Posted by playa2:

Posted by arkrud:

Can it be that steph is using same stuff?
He also looks strange lately.
The good thing is Steph is not driving himself... he is driving others... crazy

How can you bring steph into this thread ? This is a where are they now thread, many here were always wondering what happened to Keon Clark and what is he doing.

Do you know where Steph is?
He is somewhere in Wonderland..




[Edited by - arkrud on 09-20-2007 11:04 PM]

Posted by knicks1248:

Since when is driving with a suspended license is a felony.

It looks like it usually is a misdemeanor, but can be a felony. It appears that in some states it is a felony if your license was revoked for DWI.

In Illinois, it apparently has to do with how many times you've had your license revoked:

...the penalties on sentencing increase with each subsequent revoked license ticket. Additionally, the third revoked licensing offense may result in felony charges being brought. The first felony revoked license offense is considered a Class 4 felony. Class 4 felonies carry a sentence of one to four years in a state penitentiary. A subsequent felony revoked license offense is a Class 3 felony which will result in a two to five year jail term in an Illinois penitentiary.

http://www.illinoisdivorcelaw.org/PracticeAreas/Drunk-Driving.asp

He could have had a good NBA career if his had was screwed on straight.

Paris did time for less.

Posted by COSSUCKS:

Paris did time for less.

Paris ain't black. Just another Judge getting off on a power trip.