Ronald Seay was convicted of murder in the 2018 ambush killing of Natomas librarian Amber Clark. Why did he kill her?
Ronald Seay was thrown out of at least two other libraries before he allegedly shot and killed library supervisor Amber Clark in Sacramento, California last week. After two months of causing a disturbance at the institution she worked.
Sacramento County jurors were ready to move to the sanity phase of Seay’s murder trial Thursday morning when he told White of his decision, said Seay’s defense attorney, Sacramento County supervising public defender Norm Dawson.
A man charged in connection to the shooting death of a librarian in Sacramento reportedly had a history of causing trouble at libraries and routinely exhibited aggression toward staffers.
Who Is Ronald Seay? Wikipedia
Ronald Seay is 56 years old man who is suspected of shooting and killing 41-year-old Amber Clark, a library supervisor at the North Natomas Public Library, on December 11.
Last night the director of @saclib wouldn’t comment on any threat possibly reported by library supervisor Amber Clark before her murder on Tuesday. Tonight @SacPolice say the man now under arrest for the crime- Ronald Seay- was involved in some kind of disturbance Clark…@FOX40 pic.twitter.com/mvmOVanruR
— Sonseeahray Tonsall (@tonsalltv) December 14, 2018
He is alleged to have shot Clark in the head and face at around 6 pm, while she was seated in her car in the building parking. The murderer was banned from the Ferguson Public Library in Ferguson, Mo. after threatening the workers and causing a disturbance on August 23.
His pattern of killing continued when he caused a commotion at the Brentwood Library in Brentwood, Missouri the following month on September 6, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, he threatened the officers during his arrest and promised that he had been returning to the library.
Why Did He Kill Amber Clark? Death Penalty
Ronald Seay shot and killed Amber Clark in the parking lot of the North Natomas Library. The attack happened on December 11, 2018. The victim was the branch supervisor of the North Natomas Library.
Ronald Seay just had his arraignment hearing in Sacramento Co. The 56-year-old is accused of shooting and killing Librarian Amber Clark outside of the North Natomas Public Library Tuesday. In court, he was appointed a public defender. He is being held in jail w/ no bond @FOX40 pic.twitter.com/tahTQRvI2j
— Jessica Mensch (@Jessmensch) December 14, 2018
He was charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commitment of murder, and lying in wait. His conviction of felony murder with a special circumstance makes him eligible for life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
The murderer was accused of lying in wait as a special circumstance, which is when a person is suspected of hiding or waiting for a person with the intent to harm.
In a Facebook post, Vice Mayor and Councilwoman Angelique Ashby said a jury deliberated just over two hours before declaring the guilty verdict.