By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A reputed gang member accused of ambushing an FBI agent and shooting him in the back in broad daylight in Brooklyn was found guilty by a jury Wednesday.
After three hours of deliberations, Ronell Watson was found guilty on charges of attempted murder of a federal officer, assault of a federal officer and possessing and discharging a firearm, New York Post reports.
The reputed Crips gangbanger was accused of shooting FBI Special Agent Christopher Harper, who was parked in a car in front of Watson’s house in Brooklyn. Moments after Harper was shot in the back, he was heard telling an NYPD office, “I’m gonna die, I’m gonna die.”
Harper survived the shooting and learned about the verdict a few minutes after the jury delivered it. He pumped his fists but declined to comment.
Defense attorney Michelle Gelernt claims his client panicked when he saw a strange car with tinted windows quickly approaching him.
“Ronell Watson was no assassin,” she said. “He’s just as afraid of agent Harper as agent Harper is of him.”
Watson faces up to life behind bars when sentenced.
