Local Jury Convicts Man of Armed Robbery at Brighton RestaurantLocal Jury Convicts Man of Armed Robbery at Brighton Restaurant

7/10/13 - A local jury has reached a verdict in the trial of a man charged in a 2010 Brighton robbery. 43-year-old Kevin Michael Clark was found guilty of armed robbery but acquitted on a separate felony firearms charge following the incident at the Lil’ Chef Restaurant in December of 2010. Police alleged Clark brandished a handgun to the restaurant’s owner and announced a robbery. The owner refused to hand over any money from the cash register and ended up struggling with Clark, who fled the business. He was later identified through DNA evidence. The defense maintained there was an altercation between Clark and the owner but there was never a gun or a robbery. The trial began Monday in Livingston County Circuit Court and the 14-member jury panel reached its verdict this afternoon following deliberations. Clark is set to be sentenced by Judge David Reader on August 8th. (JM)