"Leon Wilson, 51, blasted a half-dozen rounds at a fleeing BMW after chasing it for a mile from the Sunset Park jail's staff parking lot in the wee hours of Sept. 4, 2023, firing a bullet into the back of a man sitting in the rear seat. He then continued to follow the shot-up BMW to the Brooklyn Bridge, and returned to work without calling 911 or reporting the shooting to his superiors."
"Wilson, who took the stand in his own defense, told the jury that he thought he had interrupted a jailbreak in process but couldn't reach his radio to call for help. He said he saw someone in the fleeing car point a gun at him and didn't report the shooting because he was "in shock." He said he wasn't chasing the vehicle to the Brooklyn Bridge, but was simply frazzled and driving."
"It took the Brooklyn Federal Court jury about three hours to weigh the evidence and determine Wilson's story not credible. They found him guilty of depriving the shooting victim of his civil rights while acting under color of law, and use of a firearm in a crime of violence. Dressed in a gray suit and bright multicolored tie, Wilson rocked back and forth as the jury read the verdict."
Leon Wilson, a 51-year-old former MDC Brooklyn guard, fired multiple rounds into a fleeing BMW after a one-mile chase from the Sunset Park jail staff parking lot on Sept. 4, 2023, striking a passenger in the rear seat. He followed the damaged vehicle to the Brooklyn Bridge and returned to work without calling 911 or notifying supervisors. Wilson testified that he believed he had interrupted a jailbreak, could not reach his radio, saw a gun pointed at him, and felt shock and military-related trauma. A federal jury found his account not credible and convicted him of civil-rights deprivation and firearm-related offenses.
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