After being formally indicted, a murder defendant pleaded not guilty to charges related to a 2015 homicide.
Talib Clay is charged with first-degree murder while armed for the shooting death of Ernest Baylor, Jr. on the 2200 block of Hunter Place, SE. According to court documents, two witnesses told the police they saw Clay raise his right arm toward Baylor and heard three or four shots. The witnesses said they didn’t see a gun.
On Aug. 10, the prosecution also charged Clay, 28, with possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior felony.
Clay pleaded not guilty. A trial date is scheduled for March 18, 2019.
The prosecution extended a plea offer. Per the terms of the plea agreement, Clay would plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter while armed. He is expected to respond to the plea by Sept. 4.
