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.
Old News
So, why wouln’t one cross the street when they noticed a black male under the age 0f 30 approaching?
Of course not. The fact that Dorian is a thug, criminal, liar and punk is normal and ordinary. Why should the NAACP be concerned with that?
/barf
People don’t want the truth - they can’t handle the truth. They want a specific outcome.
Same reason one wouldn’t choose a different McDonald’s when one sees a hundred young black males in the parking lot -
one has been indoctrinated to believe that doing so would be “racist”.
thats racist
Of course it doesn't. These poor, misunderstood street waifs are so fearful of interacting with cops they instinctively feel the need to lie to them.. or something.
They forgot to mention his 2 felony convictions.
IOW, total B.S. from the gitgo, and the powers that be (media, etc.) figured the rioters of Ferguson would be too stupid to know (or care about) the difference.
“•Family autopsy done by a person who is not a doctor, not certified by anyone but himself. “
The autopsy was performed by a doctor. He was the former chief medical examiner for NYC.
I suspect if this criminal liar was testifying against Adolphus Pruitt in court, his previous record would be “of concern”. But because the criminal liar will be testifying against Whitey it’s OK.
Dorian wore a black shirt during the robbery and a white shirt as a witness
Amazing how many are IGNORANT of what propaganda “IS”..
AND how it is performed to manipulate CROWDS of SHEEP..
AND the vectors for performing “IT”... it is a “science” and an “ART”..
Studied vigorously in “the Soviet” and IGNORED at Westpoint and Annapolis..
BUT NOT ignored at Columbia, Yale and Harvard.. i.e. applied Journalism..
(a) General Rule. For the purpose of attacking the credibility of a witness, evidence that the witness has been convicted of a crime or an attempt of a crime must be admitted but only if the crime committed or attempted is (1) murder, treason, rape, robbery, kidnapping, burglary, arson, or criminal confinement; or (2) a crime involving dishonesty or false statement, including perjury.
The use of false name and theft convictions are both considered crimes of dishonesty. In other words, to most objective prosecutors, this guy is radioactive and they don't want him near the witness stand. Particularly since his version has been completely discredited by the autopsy report.
Well, I guess it shouldn’t be to hard to impeach this witness I should imagine.
Well there's a question about that. Shawn Parcells, who calls himself a forensic pathologist, but is not a doctor, usually does most of the work. While Dr. Baden reviews the snapshots and reports and lends his name and credibility to the report.
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.
Is he another of 0bama’s sons?
Took long enough.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.