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Man Gets 50 to Life for Killing Neighbor in Brea in Dispute Over Smoking

Sidney Clarke was sentenced for a fatal shooting after a months-long dispute over smoking, receiving 50 years to life, prosecutors said the act was brutal and premeditated.

Summary by MyNewsLA.com
A 31-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 50 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a 21-year-old neighbor over a dispute about smoking in Brea. Sidney Bararchie Clarke of Brea was convicted Nov. 12 of first-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the discharge of a firearm causing death in the killing of Logan Kahmar. Clarke’s attorney, Tom Nocella, argued for a 25 years to life sentence based on Clarke’s history of mental illne…

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MyNewsLA.com broke the news in on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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