Alleged getaway driver offered 30-year sentence in Andre Corbett murder case

TRENTON – Zihqwan Clemens was offered 30 years in prison Wednesday for his alleged role as getaway driver in the shooting murder of father of 10 Andre Corbett in January 2013.
Assistant Mercer County Prosecutor Tom Meidt said authorities have video and eyewitness evidence linking Clemons, 25, and the suspected triggerman, 23-year-old Keith Wells-Holmes.


He allegedly met the victim on Oakland Street and walked briefly with him before turning and firing a handgun at Corbett five times, including while he already was on the ground.
The victim’s mother, Theresa Corbett, cried softly when Meidt brought out the details at a hearing before Superior Court Judge Robert Billmeier. She said Andre Corbett had several grandchildren by age 35 and that he was expecting another grandchild when slain at 3 in the afternoon on Jan. 21, 2013.
Billmeier, as he often has to from the bench, warned the suspect that he faces up to 75 years if found guilty as an accessory to the murder at trial.
Clemons, who appeared in court in an orange prison jumpsuit and shackles, was represented by lawyer George Somers, who made no comment on Meidt’s 30-year offer.
After the proceedings, Corbett met the suspect’s mother in the courthouse hallway and they expressed condolences to each other with a hug.
“She’s lost a son, too,” said Corbett. “But at least hers is alive.”