Observer-Dispatch
After nearly two years since her death, the Bridgeport man who was convicted and pleaded guilty to the stabbing death of Utica teen Bianca Devins — and later unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw that plea — was sentenced Tuesday morning in Oneida County Court to 25 years to life in state prison.
Brandon Clark, 23, pleaded guilty last February to the second-degree murder of 17-year-old Devins in July 2019 in East Utica while on their way back from a concert.
Speaking before Clark’s sentencing, prosecutor Sarah DeMellier said Clark not only researched and planned Devins’ murder, but also recorded and posted footage online.
"We saw her fight desperately for her life." DeMellier said. "There was no way she could have seen it coming."