A convicted murderer was sentenced Dec. 14, to 9.5 years in prison. However, the victim’s family was not pleased with the duration of the sentence.
Talib Clay pleaded guilty in September to voluntary manslaughter while armed for shooting 22-year old Ernest Edwin Baylor, Jr. on the 2200 block of Hunter Place, SE in 2017. Clay was originally charged with first-degree murder while armed.
Baylor’s mother told the judge that the sentence was “a slap on the wrist.”
During their impact statements, both the victim’s mother and father expressed their grief over their son’s loss.
In response to the parents statements, Clay apologized for his actions and said he hopes to find forgiveness one day.
After his prison term, Clay is required to serve five years on supervised release.
Read about the case on D.C. Witness.
