RONALD CLARK Death Row Case Summary

[chris]

DC Number:  812974 Name:  CLARK, RONALD Race:  WHITE Sex:  MALE Hair Color:  BROWN Eye Color:  UNKNOWN Height:  6'04'' Weight:  241 lbs. Birth Date:  04/20/1968 Initial Receipt Date:  02/22/1991 Current Facility:  UNION C.I. Current Custody:  MAXIMUM Current Release Date:  DEATH SENTENCE

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Aliases:
RONALD CLARK	RONALD W CLARK
RONALD WAYNE CLARK JR.

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Prison Sentence Length
10/29/1989	1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT.	11/02/1990	NASSAU	9000186	SENTENCED TO LIFE
01/12/1990	1ST DEG MUR,COM.OF FELONY	02/22/1991	DUVAL	9010067	DEATH SENTENCE
01/12/1990	ROBB. GUN/DEADLY WPN	02/22/1991	DUVAL	9010067	SENTENCED TO LIFE

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.

Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody	Date Out-of-Custody
10/24/1986	08/06/1987
02/22/1991	Currently Incarcerated

Prior Prison History: (Note: Data reflected covers periods of incarceration with the Florida Dept.of Corrections since January of 1983)
Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Prison Sentence Length
10/01/1984	L/L, INDEC.ASLT CHILD U/16	10/15/1986	NASSAU	8500315	2Y 6M 0D

Prior Community Supervision History: (Note: Data reflected covers periods of community supervision with the Florida Dept.of Corrections since January of 1983)
Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Community Supervision Length
04/29/1986	L/L, INDEC.ASLT CHILD U/16	04/30/1986	NASSAU	8500315	5Y 0M 0D

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[chris]

Circumstances of Offense:

Ronald Clark was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Ronald Willis on 01/12/90.

According to testimony given at trial by John Hatch, the co-defendant, he and Ronald Clark were hitchhiking to Jacksonville on 01/12/90. Clark was carrying a pistol that he had been restoring, and the two men were shooting at various targets along the roadside while waiting for a ride. Ronald Willis saw the two men hitchhiking and pulled over, offering them a lift. Once in the truck, Clark whispered to Hatch that he was going to steal the truck. Clark ordered Willis to pull over, and when Willis got out of the truck, Clark shot him seven or eight times. Clark pushed Willis’ body into the middle seat and then Clark drove to a more remote location. Clark took Willis’ money and boots, and then dumped his body in a ditch. Clark and Hatch proceeded with their night, going to a restaurant and visiting an ex-girlfriend. Later that night, the two men returned to retrieve Willis’ body. They took the body to the Nassau County Sound Bridge, weighted it, and then dumped it in the water.

Clark and Hatch continued to use Willis’ stolen truck, and only when Willis’ ex-wife became worried about his sudden disappearance did she drive around looking for him. Willis’ ex-wife located his truck at a motel, and Clark and Hatch were identified as the men driving it. Willis’ ex-wife notified police, but Clark and Hatch ran away before they arrived.

Clark and Hatch fled to South Carolina. Hatch returned to Nassau County where he was arrested and Clark was apprehended in South Carolina on 02/07/90.

[kellyhound]

wow crazy folks out there.