Posted on 03/15/2015 12:21:45 PM PDT by Nachum
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The 20-year-old man charged in the shooting of two St. Louis-area officers had been at the protest outside of the Ferguson Police Department earlier that night, authorities said Saturday.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said 20-year-old Jeffrey Williams is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, one count of firing a weapon from a vehicle and three counts of armed criminal action.
The officers were shot early Thursday as a crowd began to break up after a late-night demonstration that unfolded after Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson resigned in the wake of the scathing federal Justice Department report, which found widespread racial bias in the city's policing and in a municipal court system driven by profit extracted from mostly black and low-income residents.
Williams, of north St. Louis County, told police he was firing at someone in which he was in a dispute, not at the police officers, McCulloch said.
"We're not sure we completely buy that part of it," McCulloch said, adding that authorities are not ruling out that other people may be charged in connection with the shootings. He said the investigation is ongoing.
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They said they’ve already matched the gun ballistically.
There were picture of the police getting in the roof of the house the three were arrested in. Maybe they were after the gun
Speedy recovery (and prayers) for the two St. Louis-area officers.
Oh my God, why would you go there? I was there once by mistake and I had to throw away my shoes and all my clothes and I had to take a very long shower. That smell just stays with you for days. I also got some Tetanus and Pennicilin shots just in case. If I ever have to go back I will only go if I'm wearing a hazmat suit with an oxygen tank.
This is a great idea, apparently there is a lack of oxygen to the brain over there! :)
Felony assault in mo carries the same penalty as attempted murder.
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