Earlier this month, when a Twitter account claiming to be close to the grand jury deciding whether to charge Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown tweeted out a possible leak, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch launched an investigation. But according to the Huffington Post, a spokesperson for McCulloch revealed that he came to […]
Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson is reportedly stepping down in an effort to refine the city’s police department. According to CNN, the announcement is expected to happen next week. Jackson’s resignation comes in the midst of the on-going case of teen Michael Brown, who was shot by Officer Darren Wilson over the summer. The police chief in […]
Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo. police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in August, failed to appear in court on Monday, prompting a judge to dismiss a pending felony drug case in which he was the arresting officer. Wilson arrested Christopher A. Brooks in February 2013 for possession of marijuana and the intent […]
Following the leak of information regarding the Michael Brown shooting case that supports Officer Darren Wilson’s account, Missouri police are preparing for the grand jury’s decision on whether to charge Wilson for shooting the Ferguson teenager. That preparation includes stocking up on riot gear, brushing up on constitutional rights, and getting a plan of action […]
UPDATE: 2:00 PM EST Attorneys for Darren Wilson spoke out for the first time since the investigation into Michael Brown’s shooting began, releasing a statement absolving them from leaking information regarding the case. “We were not responsible for any leaks to any media including those published in the NY Times and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Further, we are […]
The official autopsy for the Ferguson, Mo. teenager who was shot and killed by a white police officer was released Tuesday, revealing the unarmed teen was shot in the hand at close range. A toxicology report also shows Michael Brown Jr. had been using marijuana. Police did not require Officer Darren Wilson to undergo toxicology […]
News that blood from Michael Brown Jr. was found on Darren Wilson’s police cruiser and gun may just be the first of many leaks to come from the shooting case. In fact, Officer Wilson’s side of the story may have been leaked by government officials to “let people down slowly,” according to Former St. Louis County […]
According to Wilson, he and Brown struggled for his gun and he feared for his life...
Walmart stores in the St. Louis area are pulling ammunition from their shelves in response to recent protests against police brutality at the stores. On Monday, more than 50 protestors were arrested at a Maplewood Walmart. Employees started removing the bullets and ammunition that day. By Wednesday, bullets were absent from several stores. “If there […]
An eyewitness who testified before a grand jury deciding whether to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson gave a new perspective of the shooting that left unarmed teenager Michael Brown dead. The witness, a Canfield resident who agreed to an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the condition that his name not be used, said […]
Don’t call him a conscious rapper. St. Louis hip-hop artist Tef Poe may be on the front lines in Ferguson demanding justice for the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown at the hands of a white police officer, but his choice to fuse art with activism comes natural. “I don’t consider myself a conscious rapper,” […]
At the height of racial tension in St. Louis and Jefferson County following the deaths of young black men at the hands of white law enforcement, fliers promoting the Klu Klux Klan are popping up in residents’ driveways. Residents living in two neighborhoods in High Ridge said they walked out of their homes Tuesday night […]
