It wasn't a shooting. It was a beating.
Clem is accused in the violent beating death of Keith Newberg. Police say the two were friends, but in August 2004 a fight broke out between the two inside a Lexington apartment. Investigators say Clem beat Newberg to death with a lamp.Source
Thank you Sandy. It's pretty obvious that no one here attended the trial of James Adam Clem; or even knew him or the victim Keith Stephen Newberg. By Clem's own words on his taped confession before he was arrested, he invited Newberg into his apartment with the intent of paying some money's that Clem owed Newberg, some of which was for bailing Clem out of jail for prior offenses. But Clem also wanted Newberg to front him more cocaine, and when Newberg refused, Clem attacked him. Is that "Home Intrusion or Self Defense"? By the facts presented in court before it was cut short with a plea deal offered by the prosecution, that would have nullified SB 38 in this case. Clem's girlfriend also perjured herself by saying that she had no knowledge of Clem being violent, but she herself had called 911 at least once because Clem was beating her! And what about the fact that Newberg had 5 deep gashes in the back of his head from the metal lamp with a concrete base that Clem admitted to using; is that "Self Defense" on Clem's part? Also, the evidence showed that Clem was preparing to dispose of the body when Newberg's girlfriend foiled his plans by making a commotion outside of his apartment, so Clem "Freaked Out" and ran off to hide in the woods after locking the door to his apartment with Newberg's cel phone in hand. Welcome to the outer limits of the twilight zone! Clem will be up for parole in 2 months. The lesson learned from Senate Bill 38? Don't go anywhere without at least one close friend to cover your back!!!