Charges dropped against man connected to officer shooting

Charges were dropped Monday against the second man arrested in the shooting of a Las Vegas police officer last week after prosecutors announced they were unable to proceed.

Justice of the Peace Deborah Lippis told Marvin Wilson, "There is no complaint filed, sir. You're ordered released with no return date."

Wilson, 45, will remain in custody at the Clark County Detention Center on $100,000 bond for an unrelated petit larceny charge, according to jail records.

Police originally charged Wilson with possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting a police officer in the March 23 shooting that left officer Michael Madland fighting for his life.

That evening, patrol officers forced a reported stolen Mercedes to stop at Washington Avenue and Rainbow Boulevard and two men fled the vehicle. Police said one of the men was Wilson.

Clark County District Attorney David Roger said there was not enough evidence to establish that Wilson was driving the stolen vehicle or if he was, that he should have known that the vehicle was stolen to support the possession of a stolen vehicle charge.

The charge of resisting a police officer would have to be heard in Las Vegas Municipal Court because the incident happened within the city limits, Roger said.

Police were continuing the investigation into the incident and other charges might be forthcoming, Roger said.

Madland, 31, was shot twice by the other man fleeing the vehicle, Damon Beal, police said. Investigators said Beal, 26, was shot and killed by Madland's partner, identified by Las Vegas police Monday as Christopher LeBlanc.

LeBlanc has been with the Metropolitan Police Department since 2001 and is a patrol officer for the department's saturation team, a group of officers who target high-crime areas.

Madland was still in critical condition at University Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday.

On Thursday, Wilson pleaded not guilty to the petit larceny charge and will stand trial in April, according to court records.

Authorities allege in May he stole cash from the Romantix Adult Book Store on Industrial Road, near Desert Inn Road.

Reporter Mike Blasky contributed to this story. Contact reporter Francis McCabe at fmccabe@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-1039.