Sixth of 'the Clemmons Seven' charged
TACOMA, Wash. -- Charges have been filed against Latanya Clemmons, the sister of cop killer Maurice Clemmons.
The woman has been charged with four counts of rendering criminal assistance for allegedly lending aid to a man accused of helping Maurice Clemmons after the ambush murders of four Lakewood police officers on Nov. 29.
Prosecutors say Latanya Clemmons is the last suspect arrested in what they've dubbed "the Clemmons Seven" -- friends and family members accused of aiding Maurice Clemmons elude police.
"Right now, it's the Clemmons Seven," said Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist. "All seven are in custody. I'm not anticipating any further arrests."
According to investigators, Latanya Clemmons helped her brother's former cell mate Darcus Allen hide from police. Allen himself is among the Clemmons Seven.
"Number one: she drove him to the motel room. Number two: she paid for that motel room. Number three: she paid for that motel room for a second night. Number four: she gave him the money for the bus ticket to Arkansas," Lindquist said.
Investigators believe Allen drove Maurice Clemmons to and from the murder scene. Minutes after the shooting, police found their white pickup truck down the road in a grocery store parking lot.
Prosecutors now claim Allen and Latanya Clemmons lived together, which is why she helped him get away.
Police arrested Latanya Clemmons last week after she appeared at a court hearing for two of her family members. As deputies took her away, she denied having helped anyone.
Out of the Clemmons Seven, Allen is the only person who has not been charged. Prosecutors say they have insufficient evidence against him.
Allen is currently being held in jail on a warrant from Arkansas for attempted robbery and theft and for probation violations.
Also charged as a part of the Clemmons Seven are brothers Eddie Lee Davis and Douglas Edward Davis, as well as Clemmons' half-brother Rickey Hinton. Maurice Clemmons' aunt Quianna Williams, and friend Letricia Nelson have also been arrested and charged.
The woman has been charged with four counts of rendering criminal assistance for allegedly lending aid to a man accused of helping Maurice Clemmons after the ambush murders of four Lakewood police officers on Nov. 29.
Prosecutors say Latanya Clemmons is the last suspect arrested in what they've dubbed "the Clemmons Seven" -- friends and family members accused of aiding Maurice Clemmons elude police.
"Right now, it's the Clemmons Seven," said Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist. "All seven are in custody. I'm not anticipating any further arrests."
According to investigators, Latanya Clemmons helped her brother's former cell mate Darcus Allen hide from police. Allen himself is among the Clemmons Seven.
"Number one: she drove him to the motel room. Number two: she paid for that motel room. Number three: she paid for that motel room for a second night. Number four: she gave him the money for the bus ticket to Arkansas," Lindquist said.
Investigators believe Allen drove Maurice Clemmons to and from the murder scene. Minutes after the shooting, police found their white pickup truck down the road in a grocery store parking lot.
Prosecutors now claim Allen and Latanya Clemmons lived together, which is why she helped him get away.
Police arrested Latanya Clemmons last week after she appeared at a court hearing for two of her family members. As deputies took her away, she denied having helped anyone.
Out of the Clemmons Seven, Allen is the only person who has not been charged. Prosecutors say they have insufficient evidence against him.
Allen is currently being held in jail on a warrant from Arkansas for attempted robbery and theft and for probation violations.
Also charged as a part of the Clemmons Seven are brothers Eddie Lee Davis and Douglas Edward Davis, as well as Clemmons' half-brother Rickey Hinton. Maurice Clemmons' aunt Quianna Williams, and friend Letricia Nelson have also been arrested and charged.