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Nathan Peskie, DCI Special Agent, EXONERATED by Dane County DA

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Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne has exonerated a DCI special agent, Nathan Peskie, in the shooting that already led to a not-guilty jury verdict against another agent, Mark Wagner. Ozanne wrote that Peskie was legally justified to fire his weapon at violent felon drug dealer Quadren Wilson because he reasonably believed that a fellow law enforcement officer, Wagner, had been shot.

The May 6 press release is headlined, “NO CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR DCI SPECIAL AGENT NATHAN PESKIE IN THE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING INCIDENT IN THE CITY OF MADISON ON 2-3-2022.” However, if you Google Peskie’s name, you get no news stories about Ozanne fully exonerating him on May 6; mostly, you get stories about him testifying during Wagner’s trial. That’s not fair. At Wisconsin Right Now, we believe the public deserves to know that Nathan Peskie, like Wagner, a respected law enforcement officer, was also completely cleared.

“Under these circumstances, SA Peskie’s actions of firing his rifle into the vehicle of QLW was in response to his observations of a bullet hole appearing in the center of the driver’s side window and seeing SA Wagner falling out of his area of sight causing SA Peskie to believe law enforcement was being fired upon and possibly injuring SA Wagner,” said Ozanne. “Responding to that threat with deadly force is permitted under the law.”

We previously wrote that Ozanne’s earlier prosecution of Wagner was a sham prosecution that should have never been brought. We also outlined 9 key reasons it was a woke-fueled abuse of power.

The suspect, Quadren Wilson, was a violent felon who had been involved in drug dealing. In fact, he is currently facing a pending cocaine dealing charge in Dane County. In 2023, he was released by Tony Evers’ early release program on another drug dealing charge. He’s in the Dane County Jail at the moment on a parole hold, where the sheriff has ludicrously dubbed Wilson and other inmates jail “residents.”

Quadren wilson
Quadren wilson.

“There is no dispute that Quadren Wilson has 26 prior convictions,” said prosecutor Matthew Moeser, during the trial. “There’s no dispute that he had a prior conviction for shooting someone. There’s no dispute that he was involved in drug dealing.” Wilson is an accused fentanyl dealer tied to an overdose death.

The suspect was not killed and did not end up having a firearm that day. However, Ozanne noted that, under Wisconsin law, which applies equally to members of law enforcement and to those who are not, “any person may use deadly force to respond to a genuine fear of deadly force to that person or any other person. In this case, the special agent (Nathan Peskie) was compelled to use deadly force when confronted by what he believed was evidence of a person firing a gun at law enforcement possibly injuring one of them.”


Nathan Peskie, DCI Special Agent, Will Face ‘No Potential Criminal Court Liability’

“The Dane County District Attorney’s Office concluded on Monday, May 6, 2024, that there is no potential criminal court liability for DCI Special Agent (SA) Nathan Peskie for the shooting incident in the City of Madison on February 3, 2022,” Ozanne wrote in the news release posted on his website. “This finding needed to wait until after the trial of SA Mark Wagner concluded to ensure no new evidence came to light that would impact the District Attorney’s decision. Prior to that trial, the District Attorney had received briefings from investigators, inspected the shooting scene, reviewed investigative reports and reviewed diagrams, photographs and other video evidence.”

According to the release, officers with many jurisdictions attempted to take a suspect in custody on February 3, 2022. They used a law enforcement maneuver to pin the suspect’s vehicle between two pickup trucks driven by DCI special agents.

Wagner and Peskie then exited the vehicle and approached the driver’s side. Both fired their firearms. The suspect did not have a firearm in the vehicle.

Mark wagner
Mark wagner

The Dashcam video showed Wagner falling backward. He indicated that he shot his firearm after he thought he heard a gunshot and “felt an impact on his shield knocking him to the ground.” He believed the suspect was shooting at him, the release says. It adds:

Agent Peskie told authorities he heard gunshots, saw a hole appear in the center of the driver’s side window and saw Wagner fall backwards out of his peripheral vision. He thought Wagner was hit with gunfire and then shot 3-5 rifle rounds into the vehicle. He saw an object in the suspect’s hand that caused him to believe the suspect had a firearm.

Peskie testified that he saw Wagner “go down violently”

His testimony was consistent with the physical evidence, according to Ozanne, who added that Nathan Peskie took steps to preserve evidence and secure evidence related to the investigation without being directed to do so.

Why did a jury previously find that Wagner’s use of force was also reasonable under the totality of circumstances?

Another officer had just broken Wilson’s car window with a crowbar-like tool. A projectile then struck and damaged Wagner’s shield, sending him flying backwards. He reasonably believed Wilson had shot him. He hadn’t. But a host of other civilians and agents thought Wilson had shot Wagner too.

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Trump Expands Gulf of America Oil & Natural Gas Production

Reversing Biden administration policies that halted offshore leasing, prompting lawsuits and restricting oil and natural gas development, the Trump administration is expanding offshore capabilities.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to hold the administration’s first offshore lease sales in the Gulf of America, with the first proposed notice of sale slated for June.

“By continuing to expand offshore capabilities, the United States ensures affordable energy for consumers, strengthens domestic industry and reinforces its role as an energy superpower,” the Interior Department says. “Opening the Outer Continental Shelf is central to this strategy as it unleashes domestic energy potential that had been blocked under the previous administration,” and is expected to generate tens of thousands of high-paying jobs throughout the industry.

The BOEM also released a new analysis stating that a significant increase of estimated oil and natural gas reserves exists in the Gulf of America Outer Continental Shelf. BOEM’s updated assessment evaluated more than 140 oil and natural gas fields, identifying 18 new discoveries, and analyzed more than 37,000 reservoirs across 1,336 fields in the Gulf.

It says there’s an “additional 1.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent since 2021, bringing the total reserve estimate to 7.04 billion barrels of oil equivalent. This includes 5.77 billion barrels of oil and 7.15 trillion cubic feet of natural gas – a 22.6% increase in remaining recoverable reserves.”

“This new data confirms what we’ve known all along – America is sitting on a treasure trove of energy, and under President Trump’s leadership, we’re unlocking it,” Burgum said. “The Gulf of America is a powerhouse, and by streamlining permitting and expanding access, we’re not just powering our economy – we’re strengthening our national security and putting thousands of Americans back to work.”

The comprehensive review added 4.39 billion barrels of oil equivalent in original reserves, BOEM found. “After subtracting production of 3.09 billion barrels of oil equivalent since 2020–2021, the net increase reflects continued opportunity and momentum in offshore development,” it says.

“The Gulf of America is delivering 14% of the nation’s oil,” BOEM Gulf of America Regional Director Dr. James Kendall said. “These updated estimates reaffirm the Gulf’s vital role in ensuring a reliable, affordable domestic energy supply.”

The BOEM oversees nearly 3.2 billion acres of the Outer Continental Shelf, with roughly 160 million acres located in the Gulf.

“Energy dominance is a pillar of U.S. economic strength and global leadership,” the Interior Department argues. “By expanding offshore capabilities, the United States ensures affordable energy for consumers, creates high-paying jobs, and reduces dependence on foreign adversaries. … Expanded leasing is projected to create tens of thousands of jobs across exploration, production, logistics and supply chains — revitalizing coastal economies and fueling American innovation.”

Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc, also announced it is beginning production at Dover, a second subsea tieback connecting new wells to existing infrastructure of its Appomattox production hub in the Gulf of America. Dover’s estimated peak production is 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, it says.

Shell is the leading deep-water operator in the Gulf of America; Dover was discovered under the first Trump administration in 2018.

It’s located in Mississippi Canyon, roughly 170 miles offshore southeast of New Orleans.

Shell estimates that Dover will “contain 44.5 million barrels of oil equivalent recoverable resources, adding stable, secure energy resources.”

Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas activities have generated billions of dollars in revenue from lease sales, rental fees and royalties to the federal government and states, helping to fund infrastructure, education and public services and wildlife conservation. They also help strengthen U.S. energy independence, national security and global stability, by reducing reliance on foreign producers, the Trump administration argues.

Offshore production in the Gulf of America accounts for the third greatest volume in the country, of nearly 1.8 million barrels of oil per day, according to Energy Information Agency data from January. The greatest volume is produced in the Permian Basin in west Texas, which leads the U.S. in oil and natural gas production, The Center Square reported.

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