OC Man Shot Neighbor 17 Times Over Smoking Dispute, Prosecutors Say

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A 31-year-old Orange County man was convicted of shooting a 21-year-old neighbor to death over a dispute about smoking in Brea.

Sidney Bararchie Clarke was convicted of first-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for discharge of a firearm causing death, according to court records.

Brea police were dispatched to the Raintree Apartments at 650 N. Tamarack Ave. at about 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30 and found Logan Kahmar dead on his patio with 17 gunshot wounds.

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Kahmar's infant daughter was found inside the victim's apartment, prosecutors said.

According to prosecutors, Clarke lived in the upstairs apartment above the victim's. The murder weapon was found in Clarke's backpack, prosecutors said.

Clarke told investigators that he had been having issues with Kahmar, accusing him of "drinking, yelling racial epithets, and being a nuisance in the community," according to prosecutors.

Clarke also complained about Kahmar's frequent smoking and said he had a "verbal confrontation" with the victim just before he was shot.

City News Service contributed to this report.