Distraught man jailed for breaching police tape after nephew slain won’t be charged

Jeremiah Wiggins, 35, center, has an arm around Quan Britton, 23, at a vigil for Omarion Wilson, 17, on the football field at Legacy High School in North Las Vegas on March 29, 2023. Wilson was fatally shot throughout a birthday celebration at a Las Vegas hotel on March 25, 2023. Britton, who is Wilson's bro, is holding Wilson's jacket, while being supported by Wiggins, who is Wilson's uncle. (Brett Clarkson/Las Vegas Review Journal).
Charges will not be submitted against the uncle of a killed 17-year-old young boy who, while troubled, ran under cops tape at the crime scene and was then jailed and jailed for practically a complete day, the county's top prosecutor stated.

Jeremiah Wiggins' nephew Omarion Wilson was fatally shot Saturday night during a birthday party in a hotel room near the Strip.

Wiggins, 35, of Las Vegas, confesses he ran under the police tape of the sealed-off scene in an effort to discover his sis, who is Wilson's mother, and console her.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson stated it appears Wiggins "acted out of emotion" which while perhaps he shouldn't have actually responded like he did at the scene, his actions were understandable given that his nephew had simply been fatally shot.

" We have rejected prosecution of this case," Wolfson said. "We're not submitting charges.".

Wiggins had been detained on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a policeman.

When told by the Review-Journal that district attorneys wouldn't be filing any charges, Wiggins was relieved however was still thinking of his late nephew.

" I don't understand what to say. Am I grateful for not being charged? My emotions are just on something, which's all I can say," Wiggins stated, adding he remained in jail from right before 1 a.m. Sunday till about 10 p.m. that night.

Wilson, of North Las Vegas, had actually been contended about 9:15 p.m. Saturday in a fifth-floor room at the Platinum Hotel and Spa throughout a birthday celebration, cops stated. He was noticable dead at 10 p.m. at Sunrise Hospital and Medical.

According to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report, law enforcement officer were outside the Platinum, which is on Flamingo Road at Koval Lane, at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday when Wiggins wished to go inside to see his sister, Laquinna Wiggins, 44.

At that point, Jeremiah Wiggins understood that Wilson had actually been shot which one person was dead, however he hadn't yet gotten confirmation that Wilson had actually passed away. He hoped against hope that his nephew - - whom he considered to be like a boy to him - - was still alive.

An upset Wiggins was told by police he could not enter into the structure, that just hotel visitors were permitted within, the report said.

" At that point, the male ended up being irate and ran beneath the police criminal offense scene tape towards the front doors of the home," the report said. "A short foot pursuit took place and the male was apprehended prior to he could fully enter the structure.".

The arrest report noted that Wiggins was "cooperative as soon as officers took him into custody." For his part, Wiggins stated he comprehends the officers were doing their tasks. In interviews, he wasn't bold or even outwardly mad about what took place. However he likewise does not think he must've been arrested.

" Do I seem like it was warranted for them jailing me? No," Wiggins stated.

In reaction to questions about the arrest, and whether it was appropriate to apprehend and then jail the uncle of a teenager who had actually simply been fatally shot, Metro's public details workplace provided a statement.

" Officers lagged the crime scene tape and in charge of evidence preservation in an active homicide examination," the declaration stated. "A group of individuals had gathered near the scene and officers noticed an unknown specific run pass the criminal activity scene tape without caution. Due to his actions, the individual was collared and an arrest was made.".

When he was in jail, Wiggins got confirmation from his girlfriend over the phone that Wilson had actually passed away.

At a vigil for Wilson on Wednesday on the football field at North Las Vegas' Legacy High School, where Wilson was a senior, Wiggins stated he had a hard time processing his nephew's death while in the Clark County Detention Center.

" I had a lot of breakdowns," Wiggins said.

Contact Brett Clarkson at bclarkson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @BrettClarkson_ on Twitter.