White Husband and Black Friend Arrested for Murder of White Woman
CBS News
October 7, 2015
A second man has been arrested and charged in connection to the murder of Kelley Clayton, the wife a minor league hockey player, reports CBS affiliate WBNG.
Michael Beard, 44, of Elmira, was charged early Saturday morning with second-degree murder, according to the Steuben County, N.Y., sheriff’s office.
Deputies say that Beard is an acquaintance of Kelley’s husband, 37-year-old Thomas Clayton, who was charged with her killing last week.
Thomas Clayton is a Binghamton native who played hockey at Niagara University and graduated in 2002. He spent parts of four seasons with the Elmira Jackals, a mid-level minor league hockey team, followed by a season with the Quad City Mallards.
