Wilson shot and killed brown on a suburban missouri street on a saturday afternoon. Doj report on shooting of michael brown department of justice. Ferguson officer darren wilson not indicted in michael. Mcculloch said members of the jury met for 25 days and heard over 70 hours of testimony from over 60 witnesses before reaching their decision. The murders of michael brown in ferguson, missouri, and eric garner in staten. He was an amateur musician who posted his songs on the popular musicsharing site soundcloud. The testimony the grand jury heard in the michael brown. Officer darren wilsons grand jury testimony in ferguson, mo.
What key witnesses to the michael brown shooting have to. The grand jury met for 25 days and heard from more. The michael brown grand jury has spoken, declining to return charges against officer darren wilson. A grand jury decided not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown.
Garner, brown decisions spark calls for grand jury reform. Testimony heard by ferguson grand jury in michael brown. In an unusual step after a grand jury deliberation, transcripts of testimony that jurors heard considering micheal brown s death have been released. The only way i can describe it, it looks like a demon, thats how angry he looked, wilson told the panel, according to the. Michael brown grand jury hears testimony from pathologist. Michael brown s family will get unredacted transcripts of grand jury proceedings involving the officer who killed the 18yearold, a federal judge said monday, marking the first time someone other. Mr brown s family has also appealed for calm ahead of a grand jury decision. What you need to know about michael brown ferguson grand. F erguson police officer darren wilson described his side of his fatal altercation with unarmed teen michael brown in testimony to a st. Ferguson police department fpd shot and killed michael brown. In the grand jury case against ferguson police officer darren wilson, the prosecution revealed that physical evidence weighed in wilsons favor and that he had not unlawfully shot 18yearold.
A grand jury has decided not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson for killing 18yearold michael brown, st. The final moments of michael browns life look very. After hearing testimony for nearly three months in the death of michael brown, the 18yearold unarmed africanamerican who was shot by officer darren wilson on a ferguson, mo. Witnesses saw michael brown attackingand others saw him. The twoway wilson told a grand jury in september that michael brown punched him twice in the face and the third one could be fatal if he. This is what darren wilson told the grand jury about. Onyemaobim on august 9, 2014, michael brown, an 18. Attorney general eric holder weighs in on ferguson. Louis public radio is posting the evidence presented to the grand jury in the michael brown shooting. Michael brown grand jury hears testimony from pathologist more a grand jury hears testimony as it is set to decide if the officer who shot michael brown will be charged. In testimony before the grand jury on september 16, the officer described the moment he gunned down brown minutes after the aggressive teenager taunted him by saying. Its time for a new darren wilson grand jury charles. What do the newly released witness statements tell us.
Louis county prosecutors office photo shows ferguson, missouri police officer darren wilson photo taken shortly after august 9, 2014 shooting of michael brown, presented to the grand jury and. Louis county prosecuting attorney robert mcculloch announced monday. A missouri grand jury that heard testimony from about 60 witnesses over 70 hours declined to indict officer darren wilson in the shooting death of black teenager michael brown, sparking riots in. Scores of documents detailing testimony from the proceedings were released by st. The grand jury was presented with hours of testimony and thousands of pages of documents. The officials overseeing the grand jury in brown s death broke that tradition, releasing transcripts of witness testimony and other evidence presented in the proceedings.
The evidence that convinced them to not indict ferguson cop darren wilson in michael brown shooting. Wilson, in his grand jury testimony, said brown charged his police car. Documents released in the ferguson case the new york times. The murder of michael brown social text duke university press. Nearly two dozen people said they saw the events unfold. Michael brown charges at officer wilson explained in testimony. Louis county grand jury declined to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson for the shooting death of 18yearold michael brown.
Louis prosecuting attorney robert mcculloch admitted friday that he believed multiple witnesses lied under oath while testifying before the grand jury that heard the case of michael brown. So as far as physical evidence, we have the blood on the ground that was about 21 or 22 feet from where michael brown ended up. This is the transcript of dorian johnsons testimony to the st. Michael baden, who was hired by brown s family in august to conduct a private autopsy of the slain teen, appeared before the grand jury thursday, the familys attorney anthony gray. At the same time, the transcripts provide insight into michael browns life and the. For ferguson grand jury, details and responsibilities are. Based on a full reading of the transcript of the grand jury hearings. Witnesses told grand jury that michael brown charged at darren wilson, prosecutor says jan. Grand jury evidence reveals michael brown taunted ferguson.
Its time for a new prosecutor to convene a new darren wilson grand jury. In an unusual step after a grand jury deliberation, transcripts of testimony that jurors heard considering michael brown s death have been released to the public. Michael browns family to see full grand jury testimony. In her grand jury testimony, witness 40 described in detail how michael brown bent down in a football position and charged at officer. Grand jury decline to charge darren wilson for killing. That man been takin off the neighborhood since i was a baby. A missouri grand jury decided monday not to level charges against ferguson, missouri police officer darren wilson for the shooting death of african american teen michael brown.
The terrifying racial stereotypes laced through darren. No indictment for ferguson officer darren wilson in. Louis county eight days before his death, completing an alternative education program. Documents describe ferguson officers version of fatal. Ferguson grand jury to announce decision on michael brown. The grand jury was presented with hours of testimony and thousands of. May 20, 1996 august 9, 2014 graduated from normandy high school in st. Darren wilson grand jury testimony michael brown case time. A grand jury has decided not to indict the missouri police officer whose august killing of an unarmed black teenager sparked months of protests. Louis county prosecutor robert mcculloch has made publicly available all of the evidence presented to jurors, the. Michael baden waves off media questions as he arrives to testify before the grand jury concerning the michael brown shooting at the buzz westfall justice center in clayton, mo.
At the time of his death, he was 18 years old, 6 ft 4 in 1. Ferguson prosecutor says witnesses in darren wilson case. A grand jury in st louis county declined to indict darren wilson for killing michael brown on 9 august, following an altercation after the officer stopped him and a friend for jaywalking. Here is the grand jury testimony of officer darren wilson. The grand jury is composed of six white men, three white women, two black women and one black man, selected at random from st. After nearly three months of investigation and deliberation, a st. In a rare decision by a county prosecutor, the complete grand jury testimony in the ferguson, mo.
A grand jury declined to indict ferguson, missouri police officer darren wilson for fatally shooting michael brown, an unarmed africanamerican teenager and the grand jury revealed wilsons testimony. Key points of grand jury decision in michael brown. Based on a full reading of the transcript of the grand jury hearings concerning the killing of michael brown in ferguson, missouri, on 9 august 2014, this article uses the transcript as an archive to demonstrate how the informal systems of racial hierarchy in. The official grand jury testimony of ferguson police officer darren wilson re. The principles of federal prosecution, set forth in the united states attorneys manual. Documents and evidence presented to the grand jury that was deciding whether to indict officer darren wilson in the shooting of michael brown. Louis public radio has uploaded documents, here, starting on page 195. Read darren wilsons full grand jury testimony the washington post.
Michael brown sr said in a video posted online that hurting others or. Often, a judge will instruct the jury to take the police testimony at face valuethat is. We worked with federal and local law enforcement officers to interview witnesses, to include reinterviewing certain witnesses in an effort to evaluate inconsistencies in their accounts and to obtain more detailed information. Their job was to decide if there was enough probable cause to bring charges against officer darren wilson. Louis county, missouri, has ruled that there is no probable cause to believe officer darren wilson committed a crime when he killed michael brown. The grand jury tasked with weighing criminal charges against the ferguson police officer who shot and killed unarmed 18yearold michael brown will have to make sense of a.