In the wake of a fatal shooting of a U.S. Marshal by Johnny Lee Wicks, a 66-year old male with a long criminal history, the U.S. Marshals service will conduct a review of its policies:
Federal authorities will conduct a nationwide review of courthouse security after a gunman killed a courthouse officer and wounded a deputy marshal in Las Vegas, a senior official said Wednesday.
Michael Prout, a security official with the U.S. Marshals Service, told The Associated Press his agency will scrutinize safety measures at more than 400 federal facilities around the country. . .
A Justice Department inspector general’s report issued coincidentally the same morning as the shooting found threats to judges and prosecutors had more than doubled in the past six years. The report found that many judges and prosecutors didn’t always report such threats to the marshals responsible for court security and other authorities, and the marshals didn’t always tell other law enforcement agencies.
