Leon Wilson, a 49-year-old Bronxite who worked as a correction officer at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, was taken into federal custody on Sunday.
A more than two-decade employee of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons is facing up to 10 years in prison on charges that he recklessly chased a civilian vehicle for about five miles from the federal jail in Brooklyn where he worked, shot multiple times at the vehicle and struck and injured a passenger in the back seat.
Wilson, who prosecutors say joined the prisons bureau in 2000, is accused of using a bureau-issued minivan to pursue a BMW from the jail’s staff parking lot to the edge of the Brooklyn Bridge early on the morning of Sept. 4, 2023, all while exceeding the speed limit, running red lights and narrowly avoiding other drivers.
Then, he allegedly continued to chase the car for several minutes and ultimately never reported he had fired his weapon in the line of duty, in violation of both the jail’s and prison bureau’s policies. Wilson lacked the authority to chase the BMW beyond the jail’s property line, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Steelers QB Russell Wilson is questionable for opener at Atlanta with a calf injuryPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is questionable for the opener at Atlanta due to a calf injury. Wilson was limited in practice during the week after aggravating an injury he initially sustained in July. Wilson says he hopes to play. Backup Justin Fields will get the nod if Wilson is unavailable.
Read more »
Police fatally shoot man in Flatbush, Brooklyn who allegedly flashed knife during questioningOfficers deployed a Taser without success before shooting him multiple times.
Read more »
4 wounded at Brooklyn train station when officers shoot man wielding knifeFour people were wounded at a Brooklyn train station Sunday when police officers shot at a man threatening them with a knife. Authorities said the injured included the man with the blade, one of the officers and two innocent bystanders. The confrontation began when two officers confronted a man who entered the station without paying his fare.
Read more »
Brooklyn cops shoot man accused of dodging train fare, also hit 2 bystanders and officerThree police sources said the shooting happened at a subway station in Brooklyn.
Read more »
4 wounded at Brooklyn train station when officers shoot man wielding knifeFour people were wounded at a Brooklyn train station Sunday when police officers shot at a man threatening them with a knife
Read more »
Brooklyn cops shoot alleged fare-beater, also hit 2 bystanders and officerThree police sources said the shooting happened at a subway station in Brooklyn.
Read more »