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
I see it that way also, but still fear he will be railroaded nonetheless
My predictions? No indictment. Some rioting. Reverand Al apopleptic. Ritualized Justice Department investigation that leads nowhere. And Wilson never works as a police officer again.
They going to dig him up?
I remember that. If John Ashcroft wasn't pro-life before the election he sure was after it.
Maybe they are dragging it out so that by the time the GJ decides it will be cold of winter and less likely to have street marches and riots. Maybe a couple feet of snow will slow down the marchers. The only problem with that is that they may need stores burning to be able to keep warm if they do have marches and riots.
In reality, Ferguson has some extremely nice neighborhoods - hundred-plus year-old houses that are very well maintained. A small but extremely dedicated group of businessmen have worked for decades to establish and maintain a commercial base in the town, as well. Sadly, many of these businesses rest on W. Florissant Road. Ferguson is basically an island of civilization in a ghetto sea. It shares a border with Kinloch - an absolute basket case of a muni - and Berkeley, ditto (although not as bad as Kinloch). It seems highly unlikely that Ferguson will be able to recover from the domestic terrorism unleashed on its streets by the Brown shooting. The very same jackals who burned Quik Trip down are now threatening the corporation to rebuild... “or else!” Or else what? No mentally balanced company in the world would want to build in Ferguson.
The terrorists are even running wild in the town’s open air vegetable market - scaring the hell out of housewives and threatening vendors. They’ll kill that off, too - per their plan.
Beautiful.
I wonder if this delay is to allow Officer Wilson’s injuries to heal so that when he goes on trial it will not be obvious that Brown had attacked him...
Exactly.
CC
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