The two-year aftermath of a local shooting came to reckoning in Emanuel County Superior Court Friday, September 8, with the sentencing of Dallas Raymond Clark, 31, of Twin City. A jury found Clark guilty of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime. In court documents, the combined sentence handed down called for a total of 65 years with the first 30 years to be served in confinement, and the remainder to be served on probation.
The trial brought a conclusion to events that transpired in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 3, 2021. At that time, officers of the Swainsboro Police Department were directed by 911 Emergency Dispatch to Byrd’s Sports Bar and Lounge. There, they found evidence of a high level of gunfire activity in the parking lot of the business. One person was deceased at the scene, and three other individuals suffered gunshot wounds. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to assist in the shooting investigation by the Swainsboro Police Department. Dallas Raymond Clark was arrested by the G.B.I. and was charged in the death of Jamichael Kirkland, 30 of Swainsboro. Clark was booked in the Emanuel County Jail, July 3, 2021.
