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 Soon after a grand jury declined to indict a white New York City cop in the death of Eric Garner, a black man who was selling cigarettes, the Justice Department will conduct its own civil rights investigation. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a press conference today that…
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 An Athens. Ga. man accused of shooting an ATF agent last month was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury, Online Athens reports. The suspect, 21-year-old Steven Maurice “Stevo” McKinley, is suspected of shooting the agent during a Sept. 30 undercover operation at the Airport Mini Mart. While planning to purchase narcotics…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors seeking an indictment of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack will present testimony Thursday to a grand jury in the corruption case, the Trenton Times reports. Witnesses are expected to appear at the federal courthouse in Trenton beginning this morning as feds build their case against the mayor, his brother and campaign…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Every day, thousands of federal law enforcement agents wake up, grab their gun and badge and a cup of java, orange juice or tea and go out into the world to protect the public and enforce the laws. Unfortunately, every year, a few step over the line — way over the…
By Allan Lengel ticklthewire.com Better late than never. The Nixon Presidential Library in California on Thursday is making available Nixon’s grand jury testimony about the Watergate scandal, the Associated Press reports. This should be interesting. The public release of the material comes four months after a judge ordered the June 1975 records unsealed. “This is…
