Police take DNA in Williams case

Charlie Brennan, Rocky Mountain News

Published February 5, 2007 at midnight

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Denver police trying to solve the slaying of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams on Wednesday collected a mouth swab for DNA identification purposes from Willie D. Clark, the one man in custody in connection with the probe into the athlete's death.

A source knowledgable about the Williams probe said the DNA collection was conducted for the purposes of seeking a possible match to forensic evidence gathered earlier from the interior of the 1998 Chevy Tahoe that police recovered Jan. 4 and believe was used in the drive-by shooting.

Clark, 23, was convicted on Friday of violating his parole and sentenced to 180 days in the Department of Corrections, with credit for 29 days already served since his arrest on Jan. 5.

Clark, an alleged gang member, is one of at least three individuals police have targeted as a focus of their probe. Police have not labeled Clark as a suspect, calling him instead a person of interest.

Denver Police Detective Virginia Quinones said today the department had no new information to release on the Williams case.

The popular second-year Broncos' starter was fatally shot and two others wounded early the morning of Jan. 1 as they were riding in a rented stretch Hummer limousine taking them from a New Year’s Eve party at Denver's Club Safari.

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