CLEVELAND — A 55-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a federal officer after he allegedly shot a deputy U.S. Marshal on Wednesday while they were executing an arrest warrant, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio.
What You Need To Know
- An Ohio man has been charged after he allegedly shot a deputy U.S. Marshal on Wednesday
- Officials say he had barricaded himself inside an apartment and shot the officer as they were entering
- If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison
The release cites a criminal complaint alleging that Larry Leon Dwight Wiley had been barricaded inside his apartment after U.S. Marshals arrived to serve an arrest warrant on East 91st St. and Stewart Ave. in Cleveland.
They claim he fired on the officers as they entered, hitting a deputy in the arm with a .380 caliber bullet. The deputy was taken to the hospital for treatment. The suspect was apprehended without further injury…