Posted on 08/15/2014 12:24:48 PM PDT by maggief
Edited on 08/15/2014 1:35:24 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Lawyer: Friend confirms that he and shooting victim had robbed convenience store
August 15, 2014 18:11 GMT
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- The friend who was with Michael Brown when he was shot and killed by a police officer near St. Louis over the weekend is reportedly confirming that he and Brown had taken part in the theft of cigars from a convenience store that day.
That word comes from the attorney for Dorian Johnson, speaking to MSNBC. Police in Ferguson had earlier announced that Brown was suspected of taking cigars from the convenience store in what was described as a "strong-arm robbery.
Excerpt read more at kfoxtv.com
Is this “friend” in jail?
“I can see the headlines now: shot over a petty theft.”
Or maybe “Cigars to Die For”
What is the world coming to when a black man gets shot over a little assault and robbery?
The lawyer for Johnson, who was walking with Michael Brown when Wilson fatally shot Brown, said Johnson told authorities about the cigar theft earlier this week.
“He told them about the cigarillos and that Big Mike took cigarillos,” said the lawyer, former St. Louis Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr.
He decried the timing of the release of the robbery information.
“It was Ferguson grabbing at straws,” Bosley said. “Their whole press conference was a disaster and unprofessional. At the end of the day this is about whether the officer used excessive force to kill Michael Brown.”
Asked whether Dorian Johnson will be charged, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said today, “No. We determined he didn’t steal anything or use force.”
Dorian Johnson won’t be charged. See post #25.
This is sounding more like he is admitting that his dead “friend” is a criminal.
‘______just some cigars’
Les Miserables - - - -
Very good. I see a forthcoming book....The untold history of cigars in U.S. politics.
That headline calls for the Ace of Spaces Flaming Skull
“This is sounding more like he is admitting that his dead “friend” is a criminal.”
Saying it out loud in exchange for not being charged with obstructing justice (lying about what played out in the shooting)?
My comment was an homage to Sigmund Freud, not Monika Lewinsky.
HF
Another saint.
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Yes indeed. Thanks much for the clarification.
Yep, felony murder rule.
CC
Yep I agree
hhmmm
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