Clark Grant, husband of activist Monica Cannon-Grant, killed in Easton motorcycle crash

EASTON – Clark Grant, the husband of activist Monica Cannon-Grant, was killed Wednesday night in an Easton motorcycle crash.

It happened just before 6 p.m. on Route 138 in Easton.

An Easton police officer and a passerby performed CPR on Grant until firefighters arrived. Grant was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton but did not survive.

Cannon-Grant founded Violence in Boston, a nonprofit that works to reduce violence in the city and help its victims. 

The couple was indicted last year after a grand jury found they allegedly defrauded the City of Boston out of COVID-19 relief funds and rental assistance money. In March of this year, prosecutors indicted Cannon-Grant and Grant on additional fraud charges.

They were charged by a federal grand jury in a 27-count superseding indictment. Cannon-Grant and Grant faced three counts of wire fraud conspiracy; 17 counts of wire fraud; one count of conspiracy; and one count of making false statements to a mortgage lending business.

Cannon-Grant and Grant both pleaded not guilty to the charges.  

C.L. Malcolm, a lawyer representing Cannon-Grant in federal court, confirmed Grant's death in a statement to WBZ-TV.

"We are horrified and deeply saddened by the loss of this great man. He will be forever missed," Malcolm said. "Monica heard from him as he left work yesterday and was about to head home on his motorcycle. They told each other 'I love you.' That was their last contact. Words cannot describe her pain and what she is going through. Monica can at least find some peace in knowing this will absolve Mr. Grant of all pending allegations in Federal Court as all charges against him shall be dismissed by the US Government."

Easton police said initial investigation show Grant was driving on Route 138 when he was hit by a Grand Jeep Cherokee that was exiting a parking lot.

The 40-year-old Brockton man who was driving the Jeep was not hurt. A 9-year-old passenger was also uninjured.

Massachusetts State Police and officers from Easton are investigating the crash.