Video After The Jump
Report via Syracuse.com -- UTICA, NY - Brandon Andrew Clark was arraigned today in court on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of 17-year-old Bianca Devins.
Clark, 21, of Cicero, who police say posted bloody photos of Devins after he killed her and then tried to kill himself, pleaded not guilty, according to the Oneida County District Attorney’s Office. He is represented by Luke Nebush of the Oneida County Public Defender’s office.
Clark was indicted on the charge last Tuesday, which carries a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
Clark is accused of slitting the throat of Bianca Devins, killing her July 14 in Utica. He then cut his throat in front of police officers and took a selfie, police have said. Clark posted photos of Devins’s bloody body and himself online, kicking off a firestorm of online posts, comments and international coverage.
Utica police said they responded to Poe Street after Clark called 911 and made “incriminating statements” and implied he was going to harm himself. As police arrived, Clark stabbed himself in the neck. He then lay down across a green tarp near a black SUV, police said.
Clark and Devins had been dating for two to three months, police said the Devins’ family told investigators. They met on Instagram, police said, and initially communicated online.
His next court appearance is slated for Sept. 23.
Family and friends supporting Devins packed the courtroom today wearing pins that read “Justice for Bianca,” according to WKTV in Utica.
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