Khaleef Wilson
An Egg Harbor Township man accused of shooting a former boyfriend will remain jailed.
Khaleef Wilson is accused of using the dating app Grindr to set up a meeting with the victim Jan. 31.
But instead, Wilson allegedly opened fire, shooting the victim in the neck. As the victim ran, Wilson allegedly got behind the driver's seat of the victim's truck and tried to chase down the wounded man.
Police were called to 1200 block of Columbia Avenue at about 12:30 a.m. Feb. 1, by a resident who said the wounded man knocked on the door.
Wilson, who turned 36 while jailed, told police that he was home at the time of the shooting, but both his personal and work phone put him at the scene of the shooting, the investigation found.
At a detention hearing Thursday, defense attorney Andrew Butchko said that Wilson was in the area visiting the grandmother of one of his children.
The two men had a relationship about five years ago, but since then Wilson claims the victim has been harassing him and told people that Wilson infected him with AIDS.
But BreakingAC previously confirmed that both men were the alleged victims of Anthony Hargrove, who was criminally charged with infecting two victims when he allegedly did not disclose he was HIV positive.
That case also caused issues with then-Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner, who did not properly recuse himself from the case despite a previous association with Hargrove, an investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability's Special Investigations Unit found.
Wilson is now charged with second-degree conspiracy to commit aggravated assault. No one else has been charged in the alleged conspiracy at this time.
He currently is serving a one-year suspended sentence in a third-degree drug case, according to information presented at his detention hearing Thursday.
Wilson's defense attorney presented 10 letters from character witnesses that presented the defendant as "a respectful, humble and hardworking person. He currently works full-time as a trucker for Universal Supply out of Hammonton.
He also pays child support for two of his six children, Butchko said.
The public safety assessment used to help determine whether a defendant should be held in jail under bail reform recommended Wilson be released with bimonthly check-ins with the court: once a month in-person and once a month by phone.
But Superior Court Judge Pam D'Arcy determined the assessment did not take into account the full circumstances of the case.
She found Wilson a danger to the victim and public. She also raised concerns about the "beef" between Wilson and the victim that could lead to obstruction in the case.
In addition to the third-degree conviction, Wilson also has two prior disorderly persons convictions, including unlawful taking. He has an out-of-state conviction that was not detailed.
It was not clear if it was related to a 2013 arrest in Las Vegas in connection with prostituting a child, which was reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Wilson will remain in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
