My husband is facing 10 years in prison for defending himself

Dear Friend,

They’re trying to ruin a great man…

Between the anger and tears, that’s what keeps going through my mind when I think about the unfair attacks on my hero police officer husband, Mark Wagner, as his trial date quickly approaches on March 18th.

That’s Mark in the picture I sent you, along with our boys Nolan and Jacob and dog Kilo.

Not only is Mark a highly respected officer, he’s an incredibly supportive father, a loving husband, and a fierce friend.

But Mark worked in far-Left Madison, Wisconsin – and the “defund the police” mob whipped up rage and smeared Mark as a racist. The corrupt media repeatedly LIED about Mark to trash his reputation.

Now Mark faces 10 YEARS behind bars for doing exactly what he was trained to do in the line of duty – and I’m scared I might lose him. That’s why I wrote this letter to you, someone I’ve never met before, to ask for your help.

But first, please let me explain what happened…

On the morning of February 3, 2022, Mark and other officers tried to arrest a violent criminal named Quadren Wilson.

Wilson has a rap sheet a mile long with dozens of arrests for drug distribution, theft, witness intimidation, battery, eluding police, and more. He was wanted for dealing fentanyl to a man found dead in a restaurant bathroom.

Mark’s arrest team had a plan in place to capture the suspect in his vehicle. So they pulled in their trucks to block his car on both ends. But he floored the accelerator, spinning his wheels wildly in a desperate attempt to escape.

My husband and another officer exited their vehicle. Mark was holding one of those big POLICE shields and had his gun drawn. But the suspect refused Mark’s commands to show his hands.

With the wheels screeching and smoking, Mark and the other officer saw the suspect reach into the center console and pull his hand up.

Mark thought the suspect had a gun. He heard what he thought was gunfire and felt something hit his shield and push him backward.

Both Mark and the other officer responded to this life-threatening situation by firing into the vehicle.

Thankfully, the suspect survived and no one else was injured. But because he is black and Mark is white – anti-police radicals jumped at the chance to target my husband.

Protesters drummed up a racial firestorm by spreading lies that the suspect “had his hands up” and that he “was shot five times in the back.” The corrupt liberal media repeated these lies and painted my husband as a monster.

Then on September 22, 2022, the liberal District Attorney caved to the mob and filed BOGUS felony charges against Mark. Now Mark faces 10 YEARS in prison. His trial is scheduled to begin on March 18th.

Now I hope you can see why I’m turning to you for help today.

Mark dedicated his life to helping others. He’s spent 30 years in law enforcement, most of them with the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD).

We knew fighting alone against the anti-police movement here in Wisconsin would be impossible and our hope that justice would prevail was quickly fading when we received a call from the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF) offering to help Mark.

This incredible organization helps innocent officers, like my husband, who have been unfairly prosecuted for split-second, use-of-force decisions in the line of duty.

Law and justice experts like President Ronald Reagan’s Attorney General Edwin Meese and former FBI Assistant Director Ronald Hosko serve on LELDF’s Board. LELDF’s president, Jason Johnson, served over 20 years as a police officer, including as Deputy Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department.

In short, these are experts when it comes to policing. And they thoroughly vet cases to determine if an officer was wrongly accused or charged before deciding to help.

They provide legal counsel, expert witnesses, whatever is needed to make sure wrongly accused police officers get a fair shake in court. And they do it all free of charge!

But LELDF doesn’t receive any money from the government to help police officers facing unjust charges. They’re funded entirely by the generous support of folks like you who can recognize a miscarriage of justice and want to help fix it.

Now I must ask if you’re one of those people…

Will you please help my husband Mark fight to clear his name by rushing a generous, tax-deductible donation to LELDF today?

Your kind gift today of $35, $50, or $100 to help Mark will mean so much to my family.

Or, if you’re blessed with the means to help with a gift of $250, $500, or even $1,000 or more, I pray you will so my husband doesn’t spend the next 10 YEARS behind bars away from our family.

With the trial just around the corner, there is no time to waste. So please follow this link to make your tax-deductible donation right away.

Any gift amount you can give today is truly a blessing. No matter what, please say a prayer for Mark and our family.

Thank you in advance for your generous support of my family and LELDF.

With deepest gratitude,
Becky Wagner


P.S. This is the type of man the anti-police mob is targeting and trying to destroy: a kidney donor, a youth football coach, a man who assists the elderly from our parish in running errands and doing handy-man projects. A man of faith who’s always helping others.

Mark faces 10 years behind bars – simply for doing his job to serve and protect. And is trial is scheduled to begin soon on March 18th. Will you help him clear his name by making a tax-deductible donation of $35, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 or any amount to the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund today? Your generosity will help LELDF mount the strongest legal defenses for my husband and other wrongly accused officers. Thank you in advance for your prayers and support.
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