By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Few people were in a better position to see what happened to Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a Ferguson police officer, than his friend Dorian Johnson. But NBC News points out that the FBI never released Johnson’s witness testimony, despite a pledge to disclose all of the…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Islamic State supporters are calling on lone-wolf attacks in areas where law enforcement is distracted by unrest in the wake of the Ferguson grand jury decision, HSToday.com reports. The supporters are using social media to spread the message. In one tweet, Al Nusra Al Maqdisiyya, a popular group of pro-ISIS activists,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF is investigating an intentionally set fire at a church where Michael Brown’s father regularly attended in Ferguson, Mo., the St Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The Flood Christian Church was among dozens of buildings that were torched following the grand jury’s decision not to indict the white police officer who shot…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two FBI agents were shot while helping police execute a search warrant near Ferguson early Wednesday, Reuters reports. The FBI said the shooting was unrelated to the unrest in Ferguson, where protesters have been gathering for months after a white police officer shot an unarmed black teen. “The incident is not…
By St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board The story of Ferguson has been told in pictures. First was the body of 18-year-old Michael Brown, face down on Canfield Drive in a pool of blood, killed by Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson. That picture went viral, shared wildly on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by a legion of people…
By Steve Neavling www.ticklethewire.com Chaos erupted in pockets of Ferguson Monday night after a grand jury decided not to charge a white police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager. So what’s next? The Justice Department is investigating whether Officer Darren Wilson violated the civil rights of Michael Brown. But don’t expect him to be…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Nearly 100 additional FBI agents are in Ferguson as authorities brace for the reaction to a Ferguson grand jury that will decide soon whether Officer Darren Wilson will be charged with shooting an unarmed black teen, ABC News reports. Federal law enforcement officials have already warned of a potentially violent reaction….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has launched a review of the police response to 16 days of Ferguson protests in wake of the fatal shooting of an unarmed teen, CNN reports. The review will examine the handling of crowd control, protesters and the media. The task will be undertaken by a 12-person team…
