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Detroit police officer charged with domestic violence for second time

Online Niel October 29, 2024

A 47-year-old Detroit police officer was charged Wednesday with domestic violence, six years after pleading guilty to the same offense after prosecutors say he threatened to “execute” a woman in her home of Harrison Township.

Louis Wilson was arraigned Wednesday in 41B District Court in Mount Clemens on a domestic violence/second offense charge, which is punishable by up to a year in prison, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

After Wilson pleaded not guilty to the charge, Magistrate Ryan Zemke set a $5,000 personal bond and scheduled a preliminary hearing for Nov. 25 before 41B District Court Judge Jacob Femminineo, Jr.

The alleged incident happened Oct. 22 at Wilson’s home, prosecutors said in a news release.

“It is alleged that … Wilson arrived at his home and told the victim that he was going to execute her,” prosecutors said. “The victim ran to a neighbor’s house and called the police.”

Wilson is waiting to get a court-appointed attorney, online court records show.

The alleged incident is the second time Wilson has been charged with domestic violence. In 2018, he pleaded guilty to murder after punching his wife in the face, court records show. He was suspended from the Detroit Police Department for 13 days, although according to WXYZ-TV (Channel 7), he served only three days of the sentence due to a contractual provision.

Detroit Police Department officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

Court records show Wilson was charged in 2022 with operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of 0.17 or higher, though the charge was reduced to operating a vehicle while visibly impaired, a misdemeanor. After pleading guilty, Wilson was fined $800, according to court records.

“It is my responsibility to make sure that justice is served, regardless of a person’s profession or position,” Macomb County District Attorney Peter Lucido said in a statement. “A charge of domestic violence, especially as a second offense, is a serious matter and no one is above the law. We are committed to a fair and thorough process to protect victim rights and uphold the integrity of our legal system. .”

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