Stevante Clark is out on bail after being arrested this week on domestic violence charges. He is the older of Stephon Clark, the unarmed young man who in 2018 was shot and killed by Sacramento police officers at night in his grandmother's backyard. Police said in the darkness they mistook a cell phone in his hand for a gun, but because the younger Clark was African-American, the shooting prompted racial tension and unrest in the Sacramento region. The incident also gained national attention, with the Reverend Al Sharpton coming to Sacramento to get involved. The City of Sacramento ultimately reached a $2.4 million settlement with Stephon's family in late 2019 to end a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of his children.
Stevante, 27, was reportedly arrested Monday by members of the Sacramento Police Department's career criminal apprehension team on an active warrant stemming from a domestic violence incident last month. He was also arrested in April of 2018 on suspicion of making criminal threats to another person, felony assault, felony vandalism, and abusing the 911 emergency line, according to police records.
Stevante was very vocal during the protests that followed his brother's death. Shortly after the shooting he lead a group that disrupted a city council meeting and went on an emotional rant while sitting on dais in front of Mayor Darrell Steinberg. But Stevante also made public attempts to quell factions within the protest groups who were engaged in violence and destruction of property, and he has since worked for change within the system of government. He was most recently appointed to the Sacramento City Measure U Advisory Committee. He was nominated for that committee membership by Councilman Larry Carr.
"I do know Stevante has been an upstanding citizen, and he's participated with his community," Carr told TV station KOVR. "I also know, that domestic violence is the number one call for service in the whole city."
Stevante posted bail believed to be in the amount of $50,000 on Monday and left the Sacramento County Jail. His next court date is May 26th.