Ferguson Police Release Name Of Officer Who Shot Michael Brown
The Ferguson, Mo., police department on Friday identified the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. That action prompted protests which have besieged the town.
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Police Chief Thomas Jackson identified Darren Wilson as the officer, a man who has been on the force for six years and has had no disciplinary action against him..
It’s taken three days for the police to release the name of the officer involved in the shooting death.
According to eyewitnesses, Brown’s hands were in the air when he was shot down.
This announcement comes just after an account linked with Anonymous released who they said was the name of the officer in question, however, that name is incorrect.
A second batch of information came through via a pastebin which incorrectly named who they thought was the officer.
“Hands in the air” has become a symbol in the protests and again last evening during the National Moment of Silence which took place in 90 cities across America.
labman57 August 15th, 2014 at 10:40 am
According to the police chief, Brown “highly reassembled” a robbery suspect, i.e., a young black male.
So Wilson was just following department SOP — if you see anyone fitting that description, shoot first and to hell with the questions.
Anomaly 100 August 15th, 2014 at 10:42 am
Whelp! There goes my entire neighborhood!
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 10:44 am
Brown found a robbery suspect and put him back together from complex scattered pieces?
NW10 August 15th, 2014 at 10:45 am
According to the police chief, Brown “highly reassembled” a robbery suspect, i.e., a young black male.
And if President Rand Paul had his way, he’d allowed the FPD to use drones on said suspects. Yet another phony libertarian pulling the wool over progressives.
granpa.usthai August 15th, 2014 at 2:26 pm
I think we all know what WHITE Senator Rand Paul (R) Kentucky considers as normal everyday friends and neighbors just like the WHITE Kliven Kowboy Kut ups wearing African Corps Kowboy Kaps and barricading US Interstate Travel by force of arms to be.
mea_mark August 15th, 2014 at 10:41 am
Sounds like the police are changing their story. First he was shot and killed for walking in the street and now it is for petty theft days earlier. Have we entered the Twilight Zone and the Keystone cops have taken over? This sounds like the worst attempted Law Enforcement cover-up in recent American History.
edmeyer_able August 15th, 2014 at 10:48 am
#FergusonPolice circling the wagons.
Apparently there is a successful defense of another officer committing the same type of shooting by claiming “temporary insanity”. I believe it was in NY.
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 10:52 am
Those are two completely different stories than even the one I’ve heard here: which was walking down the middle of the street, told to move to the sidewalk, pushing the door closed on the officer, fighting him through his window, with two shots fired inside the car, etc. etc.
It’s going to be a long saga.
AttilatheBlond August 15th, 2014 at 12:33 pm
Yep, I read that one too. Keystone cops grasping at straws.
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 1:02 pm
Because “Hey, look, a black kid. BANG!” is a much more plausible explanation.
vinceNYC August 15th, 2014 at 1:27 pm
Sadly I bet they used harsher words than black kid
NW10 August 15th, 2014 at 10:43 am
I’m going to be hopeful and hope Darren Wilson is held accountable, but the cynical side of me keeps me from holding my breath after George Zimmerman was let scot free.
AttilatheBlond August 15th, 2014 at 10:55 am
And we are to believe FPD on anything why? Why’d it take so long to release name? Had to find cop with clean record willing to take a fall? Sorry, I trust Anon more. Does the officer Anon named happen to have a history of racial related incidents? That farce of a force is beyond nothing in covering their asses.
mea_mark August 15th, 2014 at 11:36 am
I am beginning to think the reason they waited so long was so they could scrub as much as possible off the internet first.
crc3 August 15th, 2014 at 12:01 pm
The internet and other evidence…
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 1:04 pm
The only thing that matters about anon is that they were wrong, four times, and have demonstrated that they shouldn’t be relied upon, let alone trusted.
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 1:08 pm
“I trust Anon more,” does sound a bit like taking medical advice from some commentator on the internet.
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 1:12 pm
“I have a white nodule on my tonsil. My doctor says it’s strep, but Yahoo shows it’s the first stage of throat cancer, and I trust Yahoo more.”
AttilatheBlond August 15th, 2014 at 1:52 pm
Anon release police scans and calls while FPD said they had to be ‘processed’. Now, it’s not like they have to send 35mm film to Kodak for prints. It’s a tape recording and Anon had hours of it PDQ while cops stonewalled with ridiculous excuse.
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 2:18 pm
Yeah, like when they claimed to have leaked the UDIDs (that Apple never provided to the FBI in the first place) and took credit for a breech caused by Blue Toad?
Or the time they claimed to have shut down GoDaddy?
Don’t even get me started on the time they claimed to have hacked NASA’s communications with the Mars Rover.
Try disagreeing with Anonymous on anything. Try saying 9-11 wasn’t an inside job or that there are two sides to the Israeli conflict. Watch how quickly they come after you. I’ve been on the other side and I can tell you that they are not above lying to get their way. Wait until it happens to you and see how giddy you are about the next time they hold a police investigation hostage to their own political and publicity driven desires.
vinceNYC August 15th, 2014 at 1:26 pm
Right they asked a cop with a clean record to go to prison….stop it….idiotic statements help no one…being judge jury an executioner is bad on both sides of the fence……if this police officer did it he should be charged given a trial and sentenced if convicted. ….
AttilatheBlond August 15th, 2014 at 1:50 pm
Cop go to prison? Not bloody likely.
granpa.usthai August 15th, 2014 at 2:18 pm
Redneck America, vince –
WHITE kills black suspect
‘sentenced IF convicted”
…..
“idiotic statements”
-how would you prefer your crow prepared?
mea_mark August 15th, 2014 at 11:02 am
This image has been erased from twitter
granpa.usthai August 15th, 2014 at 2:15 pm
but when Trey was shot from the front while on top of the FLDL WHITE MALE, he was lying face up????????????????????????
crc3 August 15th, 2014 at 11:56 am
Don’t be surprised that Brown’s murder is “white” washed as the police have had plenty of time to destroy evidence or at least tamper with it. I know this happened in a different part of the country than FL but this smells of a 100% cover up. I hope to God I’m wrong but one only has to remember Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis and know it’s more than possible…
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 1:05 pm
“but this smells of a 100% cover up”
And so it begins.
FERGUSONGAZI! FERGUSONGAZI! FERGUSONGAZI!
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 1:33 pm
Were you here yesterday for the whole discussion about what white supremacist groups he must have belonged to before anyone knew who he even was?
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 1:45 pm
Oh yes. Him and the entire police department and the city government.
Missing from that discussion is why a town of over 80% blacks continues to vote in white representation, or why blacks don’t run for offices, or why only 12% of the population turns out to vote. (No doubt because the White Supremacist organizations the police and city officials belong to suppress the ballot.)
granpa.usthai August 15th, 2014 at 2:11 pm
makes me suspect a Congressional COVER UP.
This POTUS needs to appoint a Presidential Committee to hold numerous investigations and hearings as to why this Congress doesn’t Kare about 4, four, FOUR DEAD AMERICANS killed in the streets of America!
Sue ’em if they ‘make you’, Mr. President.
crc3 August 15th, 2014 at 2:15 pm
Think you’re funny? Well…you aren’t. You’re just a hater taking up for a murderous cop. Shame on you…
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 2:21 pm
Murderous?
And you are juror number… ?
AttilatheBlond August 15th, 2014 at 1:49 pm
Considering Ferguson PD chief said they would hold releasing the 911 tapes so they could ‘be processed’ after Anon already released, yeah, whole lotta cover going on.
Rixar13 August 15th, 2014 at 12:49 pm
Darren Wilson…! Without more sunlight on police actions, Anonymous needs to be thanked and open their account….
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 1:05 pm
Why?
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 1:19 pm
Anonymous is like the school bully crossed with a class clown. When they are picking on someone else it’s all fun and games but when they turn on you (as they eventually do), that’s when it isn’t funny anymore.
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 1:13 pm
What ever comes of this tragedy, the final result must include some police procedure protocol changes. We cannot have our police acting as judge, jury and executioner. That is inexcusable in a first world country, especially one that considers itself a Democratic Republic.
madashellnow August 15th, 2014 at 1:53 pm
The officer did not act as judge, jury, and executioner. Look at the record of the department in the riots. Not one injury of an arrested individual. The only injuries have been to officers. BTW, the United States is a Constitutional Republic.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 1:57 pm
cop? and liar.
granpa.usthai August 15th, 2014 at 2:05 pm
that’s what REAL AMERICANS are HOPING FOR.
granpa.usthai August 15th, 2014 at 2:03 pm
having Black Officers in charge seems to help – why not give that a shot and require ALL Law Enforcement Offices to be headed up by Black Officers? Get rid of this WHITE RACIST pink panties sheriff out there in Arizona.
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 2:20 pm
Yo, Granpa. The rails are over to the left about 6 feet. You seem to have driven off of them.
edmeyer_able August 15th, 2014 at 1:24 pm
A petition for all law enforcement to wear body cams.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/mike-brown-law-requires-all-state-county-and-local-police-wear-camera/8tlS5czf
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 1:30 pm
I’ll sign that. I was thinking earlier this week that a GoPro camera on every officer would save them soooo many headaches.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 1:43 pm
there have been cases where an encounter came into question and how convenient for the police that the dash cam was out of order.
bobby1122 August 15th, 2014 at 1:39 pm
The police also released a video of a strong arm robbery at a store of cigars that took place 30 minutes before the confrontation took place. On the video the perp looks like 6′ 4″ Brown- same wardrobe -shoes.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 1:42 pm
i saw photos of him in the store, i saw no video. and what does “strong arm” robbery mean? and how convenient to come up with something after 6 days. time for the smear campaign.
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 1:46 pm
“Strong arm” means “unarmed” robbery.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 1:55 pm
well, bobby said strong armed, the report i read simply said “robbery” and that to me suggest with a gun. furthermore, why didn’t we hear along with this robbery suggestion, a 911 call from the clerk. and how calm were these two robbers after even noticing a police that they didn’t run, instead they calmly walked. and it was also reported that it was a 49.00 box of cigars. they are kept behind the counter. again, i heard nothing from this clerk.
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 2:18 pm
They apologize for not notifying you sooner.
However, if a 911 call exists, and is part of this officer’s defense, I’m sure we’ll all get to hear it.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 2:28 pm
sure.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 2:58 pm
“However, if a 911 call exists, and is part of this officer’s defense, I’m sure we’ll all get to hear it.” how will what happened in the convience store be a part of the officer’s defense?
mea_mark August 15th, 2014 at 3:01 pm
It won’t, they were still looking for the robbery suspect after the shooting. http://t.co/vJcnOn4AF7
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 3:22 pm
just saw a video of the inside of the store. it shows that it’s suppose to be brown leaving the store when he is confronted by who appears to be a clerk and then pushed by brown. the report says that it wasn’t a shoplifiting charge they (police) are claiming, but now a strong arm robbery because the clerk was pushed. if that’s the case, that’s not why the cop initially confronted the boys according to the police statement. it was for walking in the street.
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 3:23 pm
The chief of police just verified that. The release of the tape was obviously a CYA to go along with the release of the shooter’s name.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 3:29 pm
it took them 6 days to trying and figure something out. ain’t working for me.
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 3:41 pm
The whole process is tainted now by these shenanigans If I would Officer Wilson I’d ask them to stop helping me because all they are doing is tainting his jury pool by these ham handed tactics. A 3 year old child could have seen through this one.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 4:21 pm
agreed.
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 3:02 pm
I told RJ he needs to use italics when he’s being sarcastic.
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 3:20 pm
But it’s so much more work!
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 3:22 pm
Fine I’ll do it for you!
However, if a 911 call exists, and is part of this officer’s defense, I’m sure we’ll all get to hear it.
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 3:18 pm
The police chief just verified that there is no connection between the tape and Brown’s murder. The officer had no idea that Brown was a suspect in a robbery.
madashellnow August 15th, 2014 at 1:48 pm
Why can’t we wait for the facts to come out before judging what happened? Why is it acceptable for these folks to loot and riot? Why did the shooting victim not do as the police asked? Just love when people go on ‘feelings’ before fact.
edmeyer_able August 15th, 2014 at 1:52 pm
Why are the only facts coming out trying to justify shooting someone in the back.
Why are you bring up the looting when that has nothing to do with the shooting and were perpetrated by 50 to 60 people in a town of 21000?
granpa.usthai August 15th, 2014 at 1:59 pm
if you were a 17 year old black youth, you’d understand why they won’t “step up on the sidewalk” –
so they can be shot DEAD for possessing a ‘deadly weapon’?
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 2:19 pm
Much better to walk down the middle of a two lane street in front of cars.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 2:27 pm
i got that post…
edmeyer_able August 15th, 2014 at 1:49 pm
Joshua Holland @JoshuaHol
So now we know how many cigars Mike Brown allegedly stole but not how many bullets entered his body and from what direction.
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Seems like the investigation is going as planned.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 2:01 pm
i guess they magically “cigars” disappeared too.
edmeyer_able August 15th, 2014 at 2:05 pm
If Mike Brown was truly considered a suspect in the robbery he would have been questioned immediately upon discovery and not told to merely step up on the sidewalk.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 2:10 pm
what was the discovery? ahhh.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 2:25 pm
Steve Lohner, white 18 y/o, of Aurora, was stopped by police in late July after several residents called 911 concerned about the gun-toting teen.
Instead of cooperating with police, however, Lohner refused to provide an ID to prove how old he was and decided to film the entire encounter for YouTube.
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he’s still alive. not tased, not shot and not thrown to the ground. if his skin was brown…
ChrisVosburg August 15th, 2014 at 2:28 pm
Oh good, we’ve finally got the name of the officer who shot Michael Brown, and–
Wait, what are we supposed to do with this information?
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 2:32 pm
I’ve been asking that for 2 days.
ChrisVosburg August 15th, 2014 at 2:36 pm
Yeah, the thing is, this sort of incident is usually accompanied by a top-down culture of indifference to lawless policing, as residents of Los Angeles well know, and I’m looking at you, Daryl Gates.
mea_mark August 15th, 2014 at 3:10 pm
Stories are coming out now about the officer … http://t.co/MsV5LvJ0kH
mea_mark August 15th, 2014 at 2:47 pm
I guess we can confirm he is in hiding.
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 2:55 pm
Mine his Facebook accounts in the giddy expectation of finding White Supremacist rantings, I believe.
mea_mark August 15th, 2014 at 2:59 pm
Nah, that has all been scrubbed clean by now, most of the good juicy evidence is probably long gone.
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 3:11 pm
On the presumption there was any.
ChrisVosburg August 15th, 2014 at 3:30 pm
No doubt, and somewhere Mark Fuhrman is sending up a silent thanks to God that facebook wasn’t invented yet when was an LAPD officer.
And of course that is what is happening with Michael Brown as well, as witnessed by Stupidest Man on the Internet Jim Hoft, who posted a picture of Brown throwing a gang sign (pictured below) which totally proves he’s a gangster, like every other kid who threw signs in a pic.
Wait, did I say that was Brown in the pic? Nope, it’s Robert Culp in Outer Limits ep Demon With a Glass Hand, hee hee.
Eric Trommater August 15th, 2014 at 3:55 pm
Harlan Ellison will be suing you for use of that image. Lol. Just ask James Cameron!
ChrisVosburg August 15th, 2014 at 4:25 pm
Yep, looking forward to it. You’re nobody in this town until Ellison (who thinks he invented robots, and probably thinks he invented science fiction too) sues you!
cecilia August 15th, 2014 at 8:02 pm
correction…Ellison writes Speculative Fiction. Get it right
ChrisVosburg August 16th, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Harlan invented that too!
Roy Blankenship August 15th, 2014 at 3:55 pm
The same as when they caught Saddam Hussein, Remember that? I thought, “Yeah, so? What changes now? Nothing.”
JeffreyPtr August 15th, 2014 at 5:02 pm
Why the public do anything at all with that information? It’s going to take time, but there is enough attention on this now to investigate and learn all the facts. You also have enough time to react if you don’t get the outcome you want.
JeffreyPtr August 15th, 2014 at 3:56 pm
There is too much emotion and not enough fact. The only thing we really know is that a young man is dead. In addition to the policeman’s name there was also some information linking both Brown and his friend, who was also the witness, to a strong arm robbery just before the shooting.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 4:18 pm
the police chief acknowledged that (in a conference) that the officer that murdered brown, knew absolutely nothing about what happened at the store. in fact, brown’s friend said brown took some cigars and the police said it was not a shoplifting incident, because brown pushed the clerk when he was leaving the store. that being said, the officer who shot brown only approached them for walking in the street, not a “robbery.” neither by the way is a death penalty offense. the chief also said that brown’s friend was not going to be charged for shoplifting or strong armed robbery.
JeffreyPtr August 15th, 2014 at 4:58 pm
What I’m saying is that this is a new set of facts and rather then each of us building the story we want it to be, we should get all the facts and learn the complete truth.
The officer not knowing a crime may have been committed doesn’t mean much. It could actually be used to explain any aggressive move by Mr. Brown and misreporting of events by his friend. This too is idle speculation, we can build stories to convict or exonerate the policeman. Speculation is useless, this needs investigation and some time to find the truth.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 5:14 pm
i responded, awaiting for it to be approved. lol… the only word, lets see… drug dealer.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 5:15 pm
nope that’s not the problem word… lets try, gang member…
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 5:16 pm
nope that’s not the problem word… lets try a phrase…
two guys were violent or were gang members or drug dealers
JeffreyPtr August 15th, 2014 at 5:32 pm
It can explain the cop being too casual at first, not really expecting trouble. Simply stopping two guys because something just doesn’t look right and getting attacked by one of them. As I said though this is all just us building stories that fit our fancy and doesn’t do anything to help get at the truth.
R.J. Carter August 15th, 2014 at 5:47 pm
They all went into pending (they were repeated multiple times). I approved one and deleted the duplicates.
Carla Akins August 15th, 2014 at 6:24 pm
I love a man that cleans up.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 6:37 pm
it was driving me crazy because i was trying to edit to find out what i said that was “offensive”
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 5:27 pm
i understand you. but, when they were told to get out of the street, they continued walking, but slowly. it was reported that the cop then reversed and accosted brown. that wouldn’t be consistent with brown reacting aggessively first. another girl was interviewed and she said that she noticed what was going on and when she saw the cop grab brown, she wanted to start recording but, before she could she heard a shot and saw brown’s body
JeffreyPtr August 15th, 2014 at 5:42 pm
Every statement has to be taken and looked at. Everyone tends to tell what they saw in a light that fits their own set of experiences. Maybe everyone was giving the cop’s actions their full undivided attention, or maybe they heard something, missed some of what happened and let their biases fill in the blanks.
From what you say it all happened too fast for this one witness to locate her cell phone and start recording. Was she actually watching everything that happened or looking for her phone? Who knows? I’m not ready to empathize with a lynch mob for this particular officer just yet.
AttilatheBlond August 15th, 2014 at 4:28 pm
So, now it’s reported that the Michael Brown stop had nothing to do with the store theft. Gee, and people here wonder why I will take Anon’s word over FPD?
Anon is a group without organization. Some of the info they find is questionable. Some is spot on. While I am a skeptic, their track record isn’t so bad compared to the constant drift of FPD’s tales. The tape of scanner chatter/911 that an anon hacktivist posted is interesting.
whatthe46 August 15th, 2014 at 4:47 pm
what’s funny is, they knew there was no link to begin with and it took them 6 days to admit that. before they did, they wanted to make this kid look like a career criminal. i’m wondering how many weeks will it take tell us how many bullets hit him and how many were in his back. its not rocket science.