You are correct. What was I thinking of? Just woke from a nap.
I think I was referring to prosecution for robbery of the market. The police said today they are not going to press charges. They could have however.
I was wondering if they offered him immunity from prosecution for robbery. It allowed Dorrian to remove all doubt that it was he and MB in the video.
He may still be in need of immunity. Although it would be a stretch, the felony murder rule may apply, depending upon how it used in Missouri, if at all. This is where a person participates in a felony, and a death results from that felony or the “furtherance” of that felony (such as during the getaway). If this was a strong-arm robbery, that is a felony. While he didn’t actively participate in the felonious act, he may be legally an accomplice and therefore a participant (depending upon his actions both during and after the crime). He didn’t have to take anything to be a participant, legally. And he didn’t have to do anything that ordinarily isn’t a crime (such as the ordinarily perfectly legal action of a lookout, or a getaway driver).
Sometimes the felony murder rule is applied more broadly than others. Given that the death occurred during their “getaway” from the crime, it wouldn’t be much different from a robbery leading to a fatal car crash, which would definitely (and has) fallen under this scope. I have no idea about Missouri. But they could conceivably hold it over his head. I doubt it, but it is something to consider.