I am from the area... He most likely wanted the sweets to make dippers with. (PCP dippers) - PCP is really big again among black youths in the STL area. They use sweets or MORE brand cigs to make them.
Thanks, that might explain the behavior. And why Holder would want to cover it up. It would look bad for "his people".
Remember the DOJ tried to get the Ferguson police to suppress the video of the robbery.