Moss Beach man guilty of assault with deadly weapon

Less than an hour before Wilson shot a man outside his home Sept. 4, 2017, he is said to have approached two men sitting in a car on Lancaster Boulevard in Moss Beach with two guns in his hand, telling them he was with the FBI and needed help, according to prosecutors.

The two men, afraid to drive away in fear he would shoot them, asked why Wilson didn’t call for backup if he was with the FBI, prompting him to simulate talking into a shoulder microphone. The men drove away when he walked across the street, according to prosecutors.

At 10:30 p.m., another man in his 50s was in his home on the 900 block of Ethedore Street when he heard screaming from outside his front window. The man saw Wilson bent over in the street and went outside to ask him if he needed help. Wilson is said to have told the man to get away from him and shot him twice, once in the abdomen and once in the arm, according to prosecutors.

The man’s roommate was watching from the front window and called police, who later found Wilson in front of his home he shares with his parents on Lancaster Boulevard. The victim was hospitalized in stable condition and a shattered forearm now held together with metal rods, according to prosecutors.

Though District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said prosecutors were hoping Wilson would be found guilty of attempted murder, he was pleased with the outcome and commended the jury for being very thoughtful.

Wilson’s defense attorney Gerritt Rutgers could not be immediately reached for comment.