The former Juneau police lieutenant who is facing multiple attempted murder charges after allegedly opening fire on police officers in April appeared in Juneau Superior Court on Thursday for a pretrial hearing, but attorneys requested it be postponed.
Defense attorney Julie Willoughby told the judge both she and District Attorney David Brower needed more time to allow for an “enormous” amount of discovery.
Judge Philip Pallenberg allowed the omnibus hearing to be rescheduled for July 19.
Troy A. Wilson, 45, who is still being held in custody in lieu of $1 million cash bond, didn’t attend his last court hearing on April 23 in person — he listened in by phone from Anchorage.
Willoughby declined to comment on why he stayed in Anchorage then, and the out-of-town trip still went unexplained in court on Thursday.
Wilson was arrested early Easter morning — April 8 — after he allegedly barricaded himself in his house on Black Wolf Way and fired about 75 to 100 shots at his former coworkers and their police vehicles with high-powered rifles and handguns. No injuries were reported.
A former SWAT instructor, Wilson worked at the Juneau Police Department for 17 years. He resigned in December as he was being investigated for off-duty behavior that allegedly violated police policy and procedure, police told the Empire.
His trial is still slated to begin in early December.
• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at emily.miller@juneauempire.com.
Comments (9)
Add commentDiscovery?
Isn't JPD releasing all the evidence? What other discovery could they be waiting for? Especially " an "enormous" amount". Unexplained trip out of town? Huh? Dig in, Emily. This ain't Roswell!
"unexplained trip"
This is a very strange way to phrase incarceration of an officer in a facility other than the one he clearly helped to populate, in addition to the liklihood that there are better mental health or suicide watch facilities within the Anchorage jail.
To me, it does not seem like rocket science or anything untoward to hold a charged but not convicted police officer in a place other than the jail where he sent probably a reasonable proportion of the inmates.
This reporter needs to work on their use of language.
Discovery
Don't reporters do "discovery" work of their own, like finding out the unexplained reason for the "out-of-town" trip. Not just relying on one source, leaving gaps in the story.
Discovery can be a long process to obtain evidence from the other side; all documents relating to the case, interviews, subpoenas and the like. I believe this is the most important part of the legal process as it is what builds the case on either side of the aisle.
That's weird 30Year...
Are the hearings being held at sea?
Both sides waiting...
...for discovery. JPD. They didn't say they're waiting for discovery from each other. JPD. "Enormous" amount. JPD. Discovery is evidence. JPD.
49er...
Thanks for pointing out my ommission of the "a"...*aisle is what I meant, rather than isle...have since edited original post.
Now for more bored fun 30.
Were you meditating when you replied?....omm....ission
All in fun....
49er...clearly I was meditating...or mediating...
Whatever the case...I don't mind you poking fun at my inability to proof read my own posting.
Swimmergirl
What really needs to happen here is that Mr. Wilson needs to "Man Up", and spare his family and friends the ugliness a trial will inevitably bring and, spare the State of Alaska and it's citizens the expense of a trial. He knows what he did.
And, the DA needs to get real with the charges and end the situation. A total sentence deal of 15 years on multiple counts of Felony Assault, with 10 years probation, mandatory counseling, alcohol & drug screenings, should send the message and save the community the pain of a trial and the State the money. He'll do 10 years after good time. That's more than baby rapers get. Just ask former Juneau Police Officer Brian Ervin. They should make those two cell mates.
I'm sure Mr. Wilson has seen his share of criminals gaming the system when they/he knew they were guilty, when he was sending them to jail. He unfortunately he joined their ranks by his actions on that fateful day, forever scaring any achievements he may have made during his tenure as a respected Police Officer. His life is ruined, his and numerous other familees scarred forever.
I say Man Up and get it over with.