Posted on 09/24/2014 10:43:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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CLAYTON, MO (KTVI) – The grand jury investigating the shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson police will likely finish its work by late October or early November. That’s significantly sooner than some reports indicated.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCullough says some people read too much into what was essentially a housekeeping matter, when prosecutors extended the grand jury’s term into January.
“Nobody anticipates it’s going to go anywhere near January or even December,” McCullough said. “But just to make sure everything can be covered, because if we don’t do it now it can’t be done until time runs out.”
He says the end of October or the first couple of weeks of November look like more realistic target dates.
McCullough also responded to allegations that grand jurors are being buried in evidence and left to figure out what they’ve seen. He says the grand jury will be guided through the process by prosecutors, and given a number of options.
“We will instruct them, as we do in every case on every potential charge,” he said. “So they will receive the information and law on murder 1st degree, murder 2nd degree, voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. Whatever else may apply to that. Then they will make their determination based on that. So it’s not like we’re gonna leave them in there and make them guess as to what to do.”
Since the Michael Brown shooting, there has been plenty of upheaval, much of it directed personally at McCullough, as demonstrators have demanded he recues himself from the case. A recent article in a national publication said McCullough can indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson if he wants to, because “a prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich” if he chooses.
“I read that in the Washington Post the other day and thought then it was the silliest statement that could be made. An unethical and unscrupulous prosecutor could skew the evidence to the point that I could get a ham sandwich indicted. But once that occurs, I have to stand later in front of a judge and jury and prove that ham sandwich committed a crime.”
McCullough says he will not step away from the case because the majority of people don’t want him to.
“I think what’s perfectly clear is the people of this county have put their trust in me for a long time. And if they didn’t have that trust, if they didn’t think I could and would present things in a fair and impartial manner, they wouldn’t keep reelecting me,” he said.
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McGraw Milhaven @McGrawMilhaven
STL County Bob McCulloch just told us on @550KTRS
Wilson Grand Jury should be done by early November,
not January. Link to follow shortly
8:38 AM - 24 Sep 2014
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McGraw Milhaven @McGrawMilhaven
@550KTRS Breaking: Bob McCulloch joins us at 8:20.
Topic: Grand Jury hearing of Officer Wilson case.
Listen/Watch http://www.ktrs.com
8:11 AM - 24 Sep 2014
Ofc. Wilson is going to get it; it’s been predetermined by this kangaroo court. All of this “process” is just meaningless theater.
I don’t think so. I’ll bet that Obama, Holder and company bet that a “no bill” works better for them by getting the black and far-left white voters in a rage, ready to march down to the polling places. How does a indictment of Wilson do that?
The script is written. Brown gets charged. Brown appears in court. Witnesses to episode end up being problems for the prosecution because physical evidence disagrees with the witness story. Jury sits there wondering how story can differ so much from evidence and witnesses. Jury ends up either acquitting him or being hung-jury. Rage goes turbo in Ferguson....twenty structures set on fire that night. Public starts to ask how evidence can be so different, then realizes that the witnesses were either high on drugs or simply not there. Books get written. Movie gets made.
I find it really odd that neither the officer nor the PD have come forward with their story of the events. It’s all been hearsay as far as I know.
Even if it turns out the killing was justified it’s almost as if they have to indict him just to prevent major rioting and all that comes with it.
“a range of charges”
would one of them be he was just doing his job?
And Ferguson becomes a wasteland.
Something else is going on besides the wheels of justice. It really shouldn’t take that long. Either the shooting was justified or not. Not much more evidence is coming in. I suspect that Holder and the Justice department are some how holding things up. Maybe holding on to evidence.
CC
“Becomes”? Sounds like that happened years ago.
This time they actually had stores to burn. Next time it will be the empty shells of abandoned buildings and homes.
Sounds like something is being timed for the elections.
That would be incredible since Brown is dead.
Late October or early November. Well what a coincidence...just in time for it to be used for the elections.
This would indicate Officer Wilson is not guilty of any charges. Delaying the truth until AFTER the midterm elections means the blacks can STAY energized and get to the polls. Once they find out Brown’s finger print is on Wilson’s firearm, their balloon has burst.
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