LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A former Henderson Police Department detective has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of smuggling an individual into the United States and then hiding that person from law enforcement.
A grand jury in Las Vegas returned a four-count indictment charging Mitchell Lee Wilson. According to allegations contained in the indictment, from October 2023 to Dec. 30, 2024, Wilson encouraged an individual to unlawfully enter and reside in the United States. On Dec. 30, 2024, the indictment claims Wilson transported the individual into the United States. Once illegally in the United States, Wilson allegedly hid the individual from law enforcement detection in buildings and other places.
Wilson is charged with one count of encouraging and inducing illegal entry; one count of bringing an undocumented person to the U.S. other than a designated port; one count of transporting an illegal alien; and one count of harboring an undocumented person…