Man accused of shooting at trooper wrestled with deputy over gun in 2001 - Belleville News-Democrat
ourteen years before an Illinois State Police trooper said Gregory K. Nelson took a shot at him, Nelson faced charges for pulling a gun on a Madison County deputy. Nelson, of East St. Louis, saw that charge dropped, but wound up going to prison for filing the serial number off of the gun he used in the crime. Nelson, 52, of East St. Louis, currently faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Nelson is accused of firing a shot at a trooper who was conducting a traffic stop about 11:30 p. m. June 23 on the northbound entrance ramp to Interstate 255 from State Street in East St. Louis. The trooper stopped Nelson, who was suspected of driving under the influence. When he asked Nelson to get out of the car for a field sobriety test, Nelson pulled a gun and fired at the trooper. Nelson was captured four days later at an apartment building in St. Ann, Mo. The identity of the trooper was not released. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly and defense attorney Alex Enyart declined to comment because the case is pending. Nelson got into a car when he saw Reynolds drive onto the parking lot, a police report stated. “He told me he was waiting for a female inside the store,” Reynolds said of Nelson, according to the report. Source: www.bnd.com
