darren-wilson
Darren Wilson No-Show Threatens to Derail Year-Old Drug Bust
Andy Cush · 09/30/14 12:38PMIn February 2013—over a year before he killed Michael Brown—Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson arrested Christopher A. Brooks for marijuana possession, a case for which he was given an official commendation. Unsurprisingly, at a preliminary court hearing in Brooks' case yesterday, Wilson was a no-show.
DOJ Asks Ferguson Cops to Stop Wearing "I Am Darren Wilson" Bracelets
Andy Cush · 09/29/14 11:06AM"I Am Darren Wilson" Bracelets Are Missouri Cops' New Fashion Statement
Andy Cush · 09/24/14 04:01PMSt. Louis Police Offers Ferguson-Inspired Class on "Winning the Media"
Zara Golden · 09/21/14 11:00PMDarren Wilson Testified Before a St. Louis County Grand Jury Today
Enid Shaw · 09/17/14 05:39PMThe St. Louis-Post Dispatch is reporting that Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Mike Brown in early August, appeared before a St. Louis County grand jury today to testify about the shooting. An unnamed source "with knowledge of the investigation" tells the newspaper that Wilson testified for nearly four hours.
Witnesses to Michael Brown Shooting: "He Had His Fucking Hands Up!"
Aleksander Chan · 09/11/14 12:11PMJustice Department to Launch Civil Rights Investigation of Ferguson PD
Aleksander Chan · 09/04/14 07:13AMAttorney General Eric Holder is expected to launch a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson, Mo. police department this week, the Washington Post reports. The probe is expected to determine "whether the department employed policies and practices that resulted in a pattern of civil rights violations," and stems from the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.
New Photos of Darren Wilson, Mike Brown's Killer
Jordan Sargent · 09/02/14 08:10PMDarren Wilson Fundraisers Halt Donations Amid Reported Tax Issues
Andy Cush · 09/02/14 01:25PMWhy Was Mike Brown "No Angel" but Darren Wilson Is Just "Low-Profile"?
Max Read · 08/25/14 09:15AMAnyone unfamiliar with the way the U.S. treats dead young black men should take a look at today's New York Times front-page mini-profile of Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. earlier this month. It's headlined "Michael Brown Spent Last Weeks Grappling With Problems and Promise"—problems, you say?
GoFundMe Shuts Down Comments on Darren Wilson Support Page
Jordan Sargent · 08/22/14 11:25AMThese Are the People Donating Money to Mike Brown's Killer
Jordan Sargent · 08/21/14 04:00PMWe haven't seen or heard from Darren Wilson in the time since he killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, but plenty of people want the Ferguson police officer to know that they stand behind him. They've donated nearly $140,000 to him on Gofundme, and left telling comments of commiseration and support attached to their pledges. Here's where the worst of white America is patting itself on the back.
Six Arrested During "Mostly Quiet" Night of Protests in Ferguson
Aleksander Chan · 08/21/14 09:00AMThe scene was described as largely peaceful in Ferguson, Mo. Wednesday night, as protests demanding justice for the killing of teenager Michael Brown by Darren Wilson continued. "Tonight, the radios were mostly quiet," Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson told CBS News. "There were no Molotov cocktails, no fires, no shootings. Tonight, we deployed no smoke, no tear gas, and no mace."
Woman Claims Darren Wilson Told Her To "Shut The Fuck Up"
Aleksander Chan · 08/15/14 02:32PMFerguson Police: Michael Brown Suspected in Convenience Store Robbery
Aleksander Chan · 08/15/14 10:10AMAccording to an incident report released by Ferguson, Mo. police today, Michael Brown was suspected in a convenience store robbery that police say precipitated his shooting by officer Darren Wilson. The report alleges that Brown (accompanied by Dorian Johnson) stole a box of cigarettes and got into a brief altercation with the store's clerk before leaving.