The St. Louis County prosecutor’s office is investigating an accusation of misconduct on the grand jury that is hearing the case against the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Ed Magee, the spokesman for county prosecutor Robert McCulloch, said they received the information from a “Twitter user” Wednesday morning.
“We are looking into the matter,” he said.
An account of possible jury misconduct surfaced Wednesday morning on Twitter, when several users sent messages about one juror who may have discussed evidence in the case with a friend.
In one of those messages, a person tweeted that they are friends with a member of the jury who doesn’t believe there is enough evidence to warrant an arrest of the officer, Darren Wilson.
The same person who tweeted about being friends with a member of the jury has also tweeted messages of support for Wilson.
The jury has been weighing evidence on the case since Aug. 20, within days of the Aug. 9 shooting. McCulloch told The Washington Post last week that both the FBI and county police’s investigations into the shooting are “pretty much done.” He also said that jurors should be done hearing all the evidence by later this month, but they could meet through mid-November.
Grand jury proceedings are confidential and if there has been a breach, the prosecutor’s office may have to start over with a newly empaneled group.
Meanwhile, Ferguson is grappling with continuing protests amid the wait over whether Wilson will face charges.
this is why the people of Ferguson are leary of hustice being pursued now the prosecutor with questionable motives and refuses to recluse himself, the gov. refusing to pull him and now he's in light of all the evidence and 6 witness testimonies he's investigating the hen house, where is the DOJ Holder needs to stay at least until this is justice realized and not denied.
to take so much time with all the evidence seems like they are those citizens of Ferguson who are in favor of Wilson's acquittal they just need time to think up another insane answer as to why and how. if yougo by the real evidence this group will be deliberating or deliberately waiting till next year.
to take so much time with all the evidence seems like they are those citizens of Ferguson who are in favor of Wilson's acquittal they just need time to think up another insane answer as to why and how. if yougo by the real evidence this group will be deliberating or deliberately waiting till next year.
