Federal Fugitive Arrested
| FBI Minneapolis January 16, 2011 |
Ralph S. Boelter, Special Agent in Charge of the Minneapolis FBI office, today announces the arrest of Donald Leigh Clark, Jr., 22, of Redby, Minnesota. Clark has been a federal fugitive since being charged by criminal complaint on November 5, 2010, with being a felon in possession of a firearm, and subsequently charged by criminal complaint on November 17, 2010, for one count of murder in the second degree and two counts of assault with intent to commit murder. All charges stemmed from his role in the shooting death of Julian Keith DeMarrias, 22, of Redby, on November 3, 2010. Jerrick DeMarrias and Orland James Spears, both 19 and from Redby, were seriously wounded in the shooting.
At approximately 11:00 p.m. on the night of January 15, 2011, Red Lake Police Department Officers and FBI special agents were following up on an investigative lead in Redby. They observed a white Pontiac Grand Prix drive past them that looked similar to the vehicle driven by Clark’s girlfriend, Jerilee Head. A Red Lake Officer observed the vehicle commit a traffic violation and attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle continued to travel about a half mile when it stopped at Clark’s father’s residence in Redby. Head had been driving the vehicle. Clark was located in the back seat of the vehicle hiding beneath a blanket. He was placed under arrest without further incident.
Clark will have his Initial Appearance in United States District Court in Bemidji at a yet to be determined time on Tuesday, January 18, 2011.
Cruze Anthony White, of Redby, was also charged on November 17, 2010, for one count of murder in the second degree and two counts of assault with intent to commit murder, all stemming from the same November 3, 2010, shooting incident in Redby. He remains a fugitive. Anyone with information concerning his whereabouts is asked to contact the FBI at 612/376-3200, or the Red Lake Police Department.
Charges brought against a defendant are merely an accusation and defendants are presumed innocent until they are proven guilty.