Man Accused in Father's Death Now Behind Bars in Pasco

A 22-year-old Holiday man wanted in connection with the shooting death of his father is now behind bars in Land O’ Lakes on first-degree murder charges.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Patrick Clarke Jr. was booked into the county jail Thursday night after being transported from Key West.

Clarke, deputies say, fled the area in a black, four-door Cadillac following the May 9 shooting of 50-year-old Patrick O. Clarke Sr. at his 4802 Trafford Road home.

A search for Clarke Jr. was launched after deputies found his father dead inside the home. The younger Clarke was located two days after the shooting by an off-duty Monroe County deputy who spotted the vehicle Pasco deputies said their fugitive might have been driving.

Clarke was being held Friday morning without bond.

Booking photo courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office

See Also:

• Man Arrested in Father’s Shooting Death
• ‘Shawshank’ Fugitive Leaves Florida for Ohio

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