Axton man sentenced for killing another man

Axton man sentenced for killing another man

Akeem Laquan Clark, 34, of Axton, will spend five years in prison for shooting and killing Antwain Royqwell-Garifield Hampton, 24, also of Axton after they argued at a home in Sandy Level in August of 2023. Clark almost got away with the crime. A charge of second degree murder was dismissed September after prosecutors couldn’t find a key witness. Clark ended up pleading voluntary manslaughter.