Gun Used to Shoot at Police Officer Traced to Greendale Burglary Case

GREENDALE, WI — A gun used by a known heroin dealer to shoot at a Milwaukee police officer was traced back to a home burglary in Greendale - and police say they caught the men responsible for stealing the gun.

According to police, on February 5, 2017, Greendale Police were dispatched to a residence on the 6700 block of Montgomery Drive on a report that a house had been broken into and a firearm had been stolen.

Upon arriving, police collected a palm print on a window frame and later reported that a Springfield Armory XDS Model 2 9mm pistol was missing, police said.

According to the criminal complaint, State Crime Lab Fingerprint and Footwear Examiners examined the palm print and was able to identify it as belonging to the right palm of Jordan Nelson. Following the identification of Nelson’s palm print, a photograph of Nelson was shown to the home owner, who indicated that he had gone to high school with Nelson but that they were not close friends. A second man, Dyllan Mahoney, was also later arrested and charged.

Stolen Gun Used to Fire at Officer

According to police, on February 26, 2017, the same Springfield Armory XDS Model 2 9mm pistol stolen from the Greendale resident was used in a shooting at 702 W. Oklahoma Avenue, Milwaukee.

According to Nelson's criminal complaint, the firearm was used by Brian Clark to shoot at Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Brooks as Officer Brooks was attempting to detain Clark - a known heroin dealer. Nelson stated that he uses heroin and that since January, he has been using heroin on almost a daily basis. During the interview, Nelson identified Brian Clark as his heroin supplier.

The Burglary

According to his criminal complaint, Nelson admitted going to the Greendale man's residence with Dyllan Mahoney, because they knew that he was a hunter and that he may have guns.

Nelson stated that same night, he and Mahoney called Clark to set up a transaction for the items that was stolen from the residence in Greendale.

Nelson stated that they met Clark. Nelson denied ever seeing the firearm that was stolen. Nelson stated that he stayed in the truck while Mahoney conducted the transaction with Clark.

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