Mona Shield Payne / Special to the Sun
Marvin Lee Wilson, 45, appears briefly before Justice of the Peace Deborah J. Lippis Friday, March 26, at the Regional Justice Center.
Published Friday, March 26, 2010 | 8:47 a.m.
Updated Friday, March 26, 2010 | 1:29 p.m.
Account Established
- The Injured Police Officers Fund, or IPOF, has set up an account for Madland and his family at Nevada State Bank. The account number is #8243. IPOF assists officers and family members with expenses not covered by insurance in instances of serious line-of-duty injuries or deaths.
A man accused of being in a stolen vehicle shortly before a Metro Police officer was shot by a second man who was running away from the car appeared briefly this morning in Las Vegas Justice Court.
Prosecutors requested an additional day to file formal charges against Marvin Lee Wilson, 45, because the police investigation continues.
Wilson was booked on counts of possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting a police officer, as well as an unrelated petit larceny count, in connection with an incident Tuesday night that left Officer Mike Madland, 31, with a gunshot wound to the leg.
Wilson appeared in front of Justice of the Peace Deborah Lippis, trying to avoid the news media cameras in the room – he either hung his head or held a white piece of paper in front of his face. His left forearm was wrapped in a soft bandage.
He will appear in court again Monday morning.
Madland was shot twice while chasing 26-year-old Damon Beal. One bullet struck his bulletproof vest, which it didn’t penetrate, and the second bullet struck a major artery in his leg.
Beal was shot dead by Madland’s partner.
Police said officers tried to stop a stolen Mercedes Benz at about 8:53 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Antelope Way and Charleston Boulevard. When the vehicle failed to stop for the patrol car’s lights and sirens, officers were granted permission to conduct a Pursuit Immobilization Technique, or PIT, maneuver to stop the vehicle, disabling the Mercedes at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Dolores Drive.
After the Mercedes was stopped, the two men inside – identified as Wilson and Beal – bailed out and took off running, police said. Wilson was caught by officers near the vehicle. Beal, with Madland in pursuit, jumped a wall at a residence on Dolores and fired shots, police said.
A second officer entered the backyard and fired shots at Beal, striking him twice in the head and killing him, police said.
Metro hasn’t yet released the identity of the second officer. Police said Friday Madland was making improvements but remained in critical condition at University Medical Center. He underwent an additional surgery late Thursday afternoon to repair some of the damage to his leg, police said.
Police said Wilson has a criminal history in Clark County including arrests in 2009 for drunken driving, obstructing a police officer and having an open container a vehicle; as well as for no proof of insurance and operating an unregistered vehicle. Past arrests also included drunken driving, possession of stolen property and burglary.
Madland is married and has a 4-year-old son. He joined the department in 2007.
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