OAKLAND — Six years after he was charged with killing his father and beating his half-sister during the same incident, an Oakland man has accepted a 25-year prison term in a plea deal with prosecutors, court records show.
Aaron Clark, 44, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his 80-year-old father, Ernest Clark Jr., and assault in the attack on his half-sister. He was sentenced to 25 years and four months on Oct. 9, in a plea deal that required prosecutors to drop murder and attempted murder charges against him.
Ernest Clark, a well-known real estate agent, was attacked in his bedroom, possibly while he was asleep, authorities said. After fatally beating his father, Aaron Clark allegedly attacked his sister and pushed her down a flight of stairs, causing serious injuries.
The attack occurred around 11:30 p.m. Sept. 17, 2017, at a home on the 6000 block of Margarido Drive near the Claremont County Club, in North Oakland. Clark was arrested a short distance away, roughly five hours later, police said.
Aaron Clark had lived at the house until a few years prior, authorities said. He most recently was living in East Oakland.
Clark refused to speak with authorities after his arrest, leaving questions to the motive for the attack. His attorney declined to comment.
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