According to the Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, in 2018, Clark was facing drug an larceny charges. In January 2019, he was granted bond and had a GPS tracking monitor. According to the Henrico CA’s office, in May 2019, Clark’s attorney requested the device be removed because Clark had no violations while wearing it and could not afford the payments required to maintain it. In early May, a judge granted the request for the ankle monitor to be removed. Clark is accused of murdering Fairman seven days later.