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Star Witness In Michael Brown Shooting Charged With Theft, Filing False Police Report
Independent Journal Review ^ | August 21, 2014 | Larry O'Connor

Posted on 08/21/2014 10:50:40 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Dorian Johnson, the primary witness to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, has an outstanding warrant for a 2011 theft in Jefferson City and pleaded guilty for filing a false police report related to that theft.

St. Louis ABC affiliate ABC 17 cross referenced Johnson’s name against several records and discovered the warrant.

Johnson will be the star witness for any potential prosecution proceedings against Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of Brown. Johnson was walking with Brown when the shooting occurred.

He has already done multiple media appearances where he falsely claimed Brown was shot by Wilson in the back. He also has claimed that Brown never reached for Wilson’s gun, was “shot like an animal” and that Brown had his hands up and told Wilson he was unarmed.

Johnson’s claims helped inspire the protests and riots in Ferguson over the past 10 days, as well as the “Hands up, don’t shoot” rallying cry of the protesters and their supporters.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has details about the 2011 charges against Johnson:

During the summer after his first semester at Lincoln, Johnson was charged with a misdemeanor after giving police a false first name after he was arrested on suspicion of theft. He later pleaded guilty.

He was accused of stealing a package containing a backpack belonging to someone else from an apartment complex. When he was arrested in that case, he identified himself as Derrick Johnson and said he was 16.

He is wanted for failing to appear in Jefferson City municipal court to answer to the theft charge, court officials said.

According to the Post-Dispatch, the president of the local chapter of the NAACP knew about the charges against Johnson, but the fact that he was guilty of lying to the police didn’t matter:

Adolphus Pruitt, president of the St. Louis NAACP chapter, which has been encouraging witnesses to come forward, said Johnson’s false report case “doesn’t concern me.”

“He’s been very clear about what occurred, and now we have … four others stating facts that support the statements he’s been making,” Pruitt said. “Why would that diminish other accounts that are relatively the same?”

Whether or not Johnson committed the crime, lied to police, or is proven false on his account of how Brown was shot by Wilson, finding out what actually happened in the Ferguson shooting will require more evidence and multiple eye-witness accounts. It is important for neither the mainstream media nor armchair pundits to act like they definitively know what happened in this tragic event.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: crime; darrenwilson; dorianjohnson; ferguson; lawenforcement; michaelbrown; missouri
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The DIRT BAGS and their machine have ONLY one goal: Keep Racism Alive!


21 posted on 08/21/2014 11:13:19 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: V_TWIN

“It is important for neither the mainstream media nor armchair pundits to act like they definitively know what happened in this tragic event.”

LITTLE LATE FOR THAT ONE AIN’T IT!


22 posted on 08/21/2014 11:13:38 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: DannyTN

was walking with Brown when the shooting occurred.

They were walking together because they were leaving the crime scene together.


23 posted on 08/21/2014 11:13:49 AM PDT by logic101.net (How many more children must die on the altar of gun free zones?)
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To: BigEdLB

People don’t want the truth - they can’t handle the truth. They want a specific outcome.


Kinda like Zimmerman. But they still didn’t get it there. And they won’t get it here. Enough evidence has been presented already in this case to preclude any kind of conviction against the cop. The logical contortions used by the “other side” to try to use it against him is all the evidence you need to realize that there is no “there” there. It will be interesting to see if they push it to trial anyway, as they did the Z case.


24 posted on 08/21/2014 11:16:08 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: DannyTN

“Not clear how much Baden actually participated in this particular autopsy. Reports from St. Louis counties that have quit using his firm for autopsies, indicate that Baden’s lack of involvement was a concern. “

From everything I have seen and read recently about Baden, I would have to classify him as a fraudster. I especially liked it when he said (despite the fact that all the entry wounds were from the front) that somehow Brown might have been shot running away.


25 posted on 08/21/2014 11:19:17 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: DannyTN; TexasGator

“Not clear how much Baden actually participated “

I thought that I read here, that the autopsy was performed the day before Baden got there???????? Timeline anyone???????


26 posted on 08/21/2014 11:23:34 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing! Don't let anybody touch that thing! I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that th)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Dorian Johnson, has an outstanding warrant for a 2011 theft


27 posted on 08/21/2014 11:26:01 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: TexasGator

The question is whether Baden actually performed the autopsy or simply analyzed results.


28 posted on 08/21/2014 11:27:15 AM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I thought if you committed a crime and someone is killed, you can be charged with murder, even if you had no direct no direct responsibility in the person's death?
29 posted on 08/21/2014 11:27:37 AM PDT by Know et al (Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

The 1st required autopsy was done right away by the county ME etc ...

and then the body was released to the family ...

and it was taken to the funeral home

where the blood was removed and embalming fluid applied for burial..

Meanwhile the family asked either then or earlier for a 2nd autopsy and paid for their own done by Dr Michael Baden who went to the funeral home to do it..

When Baden talked later he admitted that the body already had been embalmed ready for burial when he saw it..

and then after Baden was finished Holder had his FBI man do a 3rd autopsy..


30 posted on 08/21/2014 11:32:26 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Just more smearing of a brutha ...


31 posted on 08/21/2014 11:52:13 AM PDT by SkyDancer (I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am)
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To: Tennessee Nana

This is confusing me!
http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2014/08/19/busted-the-mysterious-mike-brown-autopsy-and-how-the-scheme-team-used-their-new-york-times-cohort-frances-robles-to-sell-the-lie/

“1) Wed Aug 13 – Professor Parcells was contacted by attorney’ Benjamin Crump and Gray (allegedly just to assist Baden). Parcells was on MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell last night and stated he was contacted by attorneys Crump and Gray on Wednesday 8/13.

2) Fri Aug 15 – Daryl Parks gave a press conference sharing his disgust the Ferguson Police had release the strong arm robbery footage. During the presser he told the media that their 2nd independent autopsy had already been performed (citation link)

Knowing they were going to bring in Dr. Baden, that’s why when questioned about the second autopsy Parks said:

…”it’s done, and we’ll talk about that later, we’re not answering any questions about the 2nd autopsy at this time; we will -in time- do that”….

3) Sun Aug 17 – According to the NYT Dr. Baden was flown in.

If Parcells was just supposed to be assisting Baden, why was Parks stating that the autopsy had already been performed two days before Baden was even flown in?

The actual truth appears to be – a rather controversial person Shawn Parcells, who is NOT a forensic pathologist, was used by the Scheme Team to conduct an autopsy – and then Professor Baden was brought in AFTER to meet with Parcells and give his OPINION of it.

In essence lend his credibility toward it.

Shawn Parcells is not a pathologist, he is a voice for hire. “


32 posted on 08/21/2014 11:55:19 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing! Don't let anybody touch that thing! I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that th)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

If Baden wanted to examine the results from the blood tests, liver and other organs etc he would have had to use the info that the county ME got from the 1st autopsy..

plus any photos that were taken...they take photos of the bullets before they remove them etc..

also apparently another guy Parcell did the actual autopsy, Baden just used his findings..

Baden just analyzed all the info..


33 posted on 08/21/2014 12:04:04 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: V_TWIN
LITTLE LATE FOR THAT ONE AIN’T IT! Never too late ... We are just humans. We will never be Gods unless God wills it to be. Personally though, even if was offered think would tell God ... not interested because to be worthy requires sacrifice. Could I just keep the flesh, Lord, and being placed into a good family?
34 posted on 08/21/2014 12:09:29 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

For thuggish black “Utes” having an outstanding warrant (or criminal record) is akin to the Jewish rite of circumcision. It is a rite of passage.


35 posted on 08/21/2014 12:15:18 PM PDT by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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To: Tennessee Nana

“If Parcells was just supposed to be assisting Baden, why was Parks stating that the autopsy had already been performed two days before Baden was even flown in?

The actual truth appears to be – a rather controversial person Shawn Parcells, who is NOT a forensic pathologist, was used by the Scheme Team to conduct an autopsy – and then Professor Baden was brought in AFTER to meet with Parcells and give his OPINION of it.

In essence lend his credibility toward it.

Shawn Parcells is not a pathologist, he is a voice for hire. Here’s some articles on the lack of credentials for Parcells and the concerns therein:

“[...] some coroners and medical examiners in Missouri say Parcells has inflated his qualifications and performed autopsies without a medical license. Others allege that doctors whose signatures were on some autopsy reports were not present at the autopsies, did not review the work or never actually signed the documents.”

“Police in Andrew County are looking into allegations that a pathologist Parcells listed on a 2012 autopsy was never consulted.”

“Shramek said he became alarmed when Parcells asked what to put down as the cause of death on an autopsy report instead of following the evidence.”

“Others, such as Dr. Mary Case, the medical examiner for St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin and Jefferson counties, have been outspoken about the allegations against Parcells.

“It’s very bad for our state if there’s someone doing autopsies without a medical license,” she said. “This is a huge atrocity, an invitation to disaster, and it needs to stop.” (link)

More HERE, and HERE, and HERE

The bottom line is that Dr. Michael M. Baden never performed an autopsy on Mike Brown. Instead he signed off on an opinion of a forensic examination completed by a controversial Forensic Pathologist Assistant, who did an evaluation of Mike Brown’s body at the request of the Scheme Team.”


36 posted on 08/21/2014 12:23:30 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing! Don't let anybody touch that thing! I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that th)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Just as I thought, the scheme team brought in a Beni Hana chef for the second autopsy.


37 posted on 08/21/2014 12:34:44 PM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Has he been charged with any robberies lately? Like a couple weeks ago?

That’s what I want to know.


38 posted on 08/21/2014 12:42:37 PM PDT by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: freeangel

In the past when a white man walked on the street, the darkie would step off the curb motionless till whitey got by.

Now whitey has to cross the street.


39 posted on 08/21/2014 1:12:03 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (SOUL BROTHER! This house is not armed! (Signs people thought would protect them in the 1960s))
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To: DannyTN

“Well there’s a question about that”

A ‘question about’ is a valid concern but we can’t state absolutely.


40 posted on 08/21/2014 1:35:41 PM PDT by TexasGator
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