Correction officer at MDC Brooklyn shot BMW passenger during wild car chase from jail parking lot: feds

An out-of-control correction serviceman astatine MDC Brooklyn — the troubled national lockup which presently houses Sean “Diddy” Combs — chased a car for miles retired of the jail’s unit parking batch past twelvemonth and changeable 1 of its occupants, national prosecutors allege.

Correction serviceman Leon Wilson, 49, had nary authorization to prosecute the fleeing BMW erstwhile it near the jail’s spot line, but that didn’t halt him, federal prosecutors allege.

The rules of the roadworthy didn’t halt him either — helium chased the BMW for 5 miles astatine unsafe speeds successful a national Bureau of Prisons minivan, moving astatine slightest 1 reddish light, the feds allege.

About 2 minutes into the chase, helium fired disconnected 3 rounds, 1 of which deed wounded 1 of the BMW’s passengers, according to a transgression complaint. Wilson, who was on-duty, ne'er reported the shooting to the NYPD oregon to officials astatine the jailhouse oregon the BOP.

Court filings don’t bespeak whether Wilson had immoderate transportation to the BMW oregon its occupants.

He was arrested Sunday, arsenic is expected to beryllium arraigned successful Brooklyn Federal Court Monday afternoon. A Bronx resident, Wilson has worked for the BOP since 2000.

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The Metropolitan Detention Center successful Brooklyn. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

The bizarre pursuit happened successful the aboriginal greeting hours of Sept. 4, 2023, erstwhile Wilson was assigned to show the Sunset Park jail’s perimeter, according to the complaint. As portion of his job, he’s authorized to transportation a gun.

He abandoned his station concisely astatine astir 4:30 a.m., getting into the BOP-issued minivan and driving to a adjacent subway presumption to bargain a MetroCard, the ailment alleges.

When helium got backmost astatine astir 4:42 a.m., a grey BMW with tinted windows pulled into the unit lot, the feds said.

He parked the van crossed the thoroughfare and idled for astir 3 minutes arsenic helium watched the BMW, past drove into the batch and pulled successful beforehand of the offending vehicles, according to the complaint.

The Beemer’s operator peeled disconnected and Wilson gave chase, tailing the BMW to a spot adjacent the Brooklyn Bridge astir 5 miles away, the feds said. He went 55 mph successful a 25 mph zone, blew past an e-bike rider and ran a reddish light, the feds said.

He squeezed disconnected 3 bullets connected Hamilton Ave. adjacent the Gowanus Expressway, striking the rear of the BMW with each changeable and wounding a antheral passenger, the feds allege. By 5 a.m., Wilson had returned to the MDC.

Wilson is charged with willfully depriving an idiosyncratic of his law rights portion acting nether colour of law.

“Correctional officers are sworn to uphold the instrumentality but, arsenic alleged, this suspect violated his oath and presumption by starting a unsafe car pursuit done the streets of Brooklyn ending with him shooting wildly astatine the passengers successful the different car without justification, and wounding one,” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said Monday.

Wilson’s lawyer, Steven Lynch, declined remark Monday.

MDC Brooklyn has been plagued by violence, horrific conditions and terrible staffing shortages for years, drafting scrutiny from judges successful Brooklyn, Manhattan and Long Island.

Back successful July, erstwhile correction serviceman Quandelle Joseph was sentenced to 2½ years down bars for taking bribes to smuggle contraband into the national jail.