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A Gary man faces 40 years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of murdering a man during a 2017 attempted robbery.
U.S. District Court Judge Philip Simon sentenced Taquan Clarke, 31, for using a firearm to commit murder and conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
Clarke was sentenced to 480 months in prison for the murder conviction and also sentenced to 240 months in prison for the drug distribution charge. Both sentences are to run concurrently, according to the Indiana Northern District’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.
He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.
According to documents in the case, between June 2016 and February 2018, Clarke and numerous others conspired to possess and possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
On July 28, 2017, Clarke was involved in a plot to rob an individual of cocaine and money. During this attempted robbery, Clarke shot the victim, K.H., in the head, resulting in K.H.’s death.
“Taquan Clarke cut short the life of another man,” said Acting U.S. Attorney M. Scott Proctor in a news release. “Thanks to the coordinated efforts of law enforcement, he has been brought to justice for that act. It is an honor to serve with the dedicated agents, officers, and prosecutors who made that happen.”
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Gang Response Investigative Team, the Gary Police Department, and the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.
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