On December 7, 2020, Lenoir County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a shooting incident at 2400 Beechnut Drive in Kinston. Upon arrival, deputies found a victim, Montez Garner, deceased from a gunshot wound. Deputies arrested Clayton Fernado Clark Jr. at the scene in regards to this incident.

As a result of the arrest and investigation, Clark took a plea on October 7, 2022 to Voluntary Manslaughter. Resident Superior Court Judge Imelda Pate sentenced Clark to 51 to 64 Months in the NC Department of Corrections.