PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release on January 30, 2007 Contact: William J. Smith (718) 556-7150
William.Smith@rcda.nyc.gov

Statement of District Attorney Daniel M. Donovan Jr. on the Death Penalty Deliberations in the Case of United States vs. Ronell Wilson

“When I first reviewed the case of Ronell Wilson, I believed that a sentence of death would be an appropriate punishment for the brutal murder of two heroic detectives who gave their lives to combat the trafficking of illegal guns. I am grateful that the federal jury system allowed that process to go forward. I am also grateful to the United States Attorney for the Eastern District and the jury for the time and effort they gave to see that the memories of Rodney Andrews and James Nemorin were afforded the justice they were deprived of in the line of duty.”