Two-Time 'Officer of the Year' Charged With Attempted Murder, Sexual Assault

by NBC Washington
Jul. 29, 2011

In 2008, he was the Mt. Rainier Police Department Rookie of the Year. In 2009, he was named the department’s Officer of the Year. Last year, he was Officer of the Year again. Today, Gene Gillette is an attempted murder suspect. [...]

Hall said his son was simply walking down the street when Gillette approached him and invited him to a party at Gillette’s house on Glacier Avenue in Capitol Heights, Md. Gillette allegedly promised there'd be girls there and they'd make movies. Gillette offered a ride and Hall’s son accepted, but when they got there, no party was in progress and there were no girls, Hall said.

Gillette gave Hall’s son alcohol and touched his genitals, Hall said. Hall’s son ran from the house and tried to use Gillette’s vehicle to get away, but Gillette pistol-whipped him and shot him twice, Hall said.

“He threw him on the ground and dragged him,” Hall said. “His whole arm is all messed up. And then he shot him in the back.”

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