Brian Michael Wilson, 53, faced a judge on Tuesday, pleading not guilty to charges stemming from the fatal shooting of Morrow County Deputy Daniel Sherrer last month during a domestic situation response, as reported by ABC6 . Wilson, who now faces 14 counts, including two counts of aggravated murder, had his bond increased to $9 million, an augmentation from the original $5 million, details WBNS. If convicted, the Morrow County prosecutor intends to push for the death penalty.
On May 26, Sherrer responded to a report of a domestic situation on County Road 26 in Morrow County, where, prior to the shooting, body camera video exhibited a neighbor approaching and cautioning the deputy that Wilson had been drinking and was armed after disputing with family members, this chilling context coming from WBNS. The charges facing Wilson also include the attempted murder of his brother-in-law, along with domestic violence and firearm-related offenses the circumstances that precipitated the tragic encounter now placed in stark relief as the county grapples with the loss of Deputy Sherrer.
During what developed into a fatal encounter, Sherrer approached a resolute Wilson, who was brandishing a firearm on the porch of the residence, according to the affidavit obtained by Spectrum News 1. Wilson allegedly warned Sherrer, "Don't come up here," and as the situation escalated, "you want your family to see you tomorrow," before gunfire was exchanged, and Sherrer was fatally wounded—a grim tableau of the risks faced by law enforcement on domestic disturbance calls.
After the shooting, Wilson, critically injured, remained hospitalized until May 31 before being transferred to Delaware County Jail under suicide watch, he's set to appear in court again on Aug. 25 as the community and the legal system continue to dissect the events of that ill-fated May day when Deputy Sherrer's duty intersected fatally with Wilson's tumultuous strife, Spectrum News 1 reported.
