Deputies were called to railroad tracks when 911 callers reported seeing a man walking along the highway and the tracks. When deputies arrived, they saw Jerald Wilson appeared to be cutting himself. A deputy reportedly tried to use his Taser to incapacitate Wilson, but was unsuccessful. Wilson alleedly lunged at the deputy with the item he had been cutting himself with, a broken bottle, and the deputy shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Jerald Wilson
Agency Responsible: Midland County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Race: Unknown race
Date of Death: January 8, 2019
County: Midland
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: beer bottle
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4520
Geography: Rural