**UPDATE** Trooper Shot in Body Armor during Search Warrant Execution in Red Lion Chase

Bear - A Delaware State Trooper received minor injuries after being shot in his protective body armor during a search warrant execution at a residence in Red Lion Chase, Bear, late this morning.

Preliminary investigation has determined that the incident occurred on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at approximately 11:19 a.m. as Troopers assigned to Delaware Gaming Enforcement assisted by members of the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team (SORT) were executing a search warrant at a residence located in the 1000 block of Powell Court in the development of Red Lion Chase, Bear.

The search warrant was connected to the New Jersey State Police ongoing investigation in locating a suspect identified as Nathaniel Greenlee-21 who resides at the Powell Court address. Greenlee has active warrants issued by New Jersey State Police in connection with the armed robbery of the Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey which occurred on July 21, 2014.

The incident occurred as members of the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team (SORT) knocked on the outside of the door of the single family home and announced several times that they were Delaware State Troopers with a search warrant, and received no response from inside of the residence.

As Troopers were making entry into the home through the front door, a male suspect later identified as John E. Greenlee-50 , the father of Nathaniel Greenlee, opened fire on the team from a second floor stairway, firing 2 rounds from a semiautomatic handgun. A Trooper assigned to the entry team was struck in the upper body as his protective body armor absorbed the impact of the bullet. SORT members were able to take the suspect into custody without incident, and without returning fire. The semiautomatic handgun was recovered at the scene.

Nathaniel Greenlee, the focus of the search warrant, was not located inside the residence. He was later located in Pennsylvania and taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police this afternoon, without incident.

The Trooper is a 42 year old male, 19 year veteran of the Delaware State Police assigned to the Delaware State Police Special Operations Team. He was treated and released from the Christiana Hospital Trauma Center with minor injuries earlier this afternoon.

John E. Greenlee-50 was charged with Reckless Endangering First Degree and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony. He was arraigned and released on $25,000 Unsecured Bond.
(booking photo not available at time of release)

State Police Detectives and the Delaware Attorney General’s Office continue to investigate this incident with any additional charges pending the conclusion of the investigation.

Additional information connected to Nathaniel Greenlee’s active warrants issued by the New Jersey State Police and his involvement in the Caesars Hotel and Casino armed robbery can be directed to the New Jersey State Police. Information related to the circumstance surrounding the Greenlee’s apprehension in Pennsylvania, can be directed to the Pennsylvania State Police.