Police Kill Unarmed Teen In Ferguson, Missouri

[dreamer23]

Documents: Ferguson informant filmed suspect talking about cop shooting

The man charged with shooting and wounding two police officers outside the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department this month was caught after a police informant secretly videotaped him talking about the shooting, according to court documents.

Jeffrey Williams, 20, who lives near Ferguson, faces life in prison if convicted of carrying out the March 12 shooting, which came as a protest was winding down outside the police station.

Ferguson authorities say man confessed to shooting 2 officers
Ferguson authorities say man confessed to shooting 2 officers
No one reported seeing who fired the shots, which came from a hill overlooking the station. One officer was wounded in the shoulder, the other on the side of his face. (Both officers were treated and released from the hospital on the same day.)

When officials announced Williams' arrest a few days later, they were coy about what led investigators to him.


According to court documents obtained and published by Yahoo News on Monday, a confidential informant contacted police to say Williams had claimed involvement in the shooting during a phone conversation.

Police gave the informant a hidden camera, which the informant used to film Williams talking about the shooting as they drove around northern St. Louis County and around the site where shell casings were found, according to a police affidavit filed in support of a search warrant.

Jeffrey Williams
Jeffrey Williams (St. Louis County Police Department)
"The suspect then told the [confidential informant] that he discharged a handgun at unknown individual(s) from an area which was consistent with the location of the fired cartridge casings," the affidavit says. "Through an additional conversation, the suspect acknowledged that he remained in possession of the handgun used in the assault."

Officials found a .40-caliber handgun on the floor of a bedroom at Williams' home that matched shell casings at the scene, according to the court documents and St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch's account of the case.

Williams is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, one count of shooting from a vehicle and three counts of armed criminal action. Officials said Williams fired the shots from a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am that had been spotted on video driving by the police station shortly before the shooting.


Williams' attorney, Jerryl Christmas, could not immediately be reached for comment after business hours Monday. Christmas denied Williams' role in the shooting in an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

“I believe the police were shot accidentally, but I do not believe, I’m not aware of my client shooting at all that night," Christmas told the newspaper.

At the news conference announcing Williams' arrest, officials said it was unclear whether he was intentionally targeting police or he was aiming at someone in the crowd over a personal dispute.

A photographer for the St. Louis American newspaper confirmed seeing Williams among the demonstrators earlier in the evening, hanging out toward the back of the action.

Activists and journalists who cover the protest movement said they did not recognize him as a regular participant in the demonstrations, which still occasionally take place in or around the city.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-ferguson-shooting-suspect-20150323-story.html

 

[victor page]

 
Are you referring to that cop-killing ****, Assata Shakur?  She's a worthless piece of ****.  I will celebrate the day she is finally dead.

 she's on a beach in Cuba somewhere and you maaaaad

 

[dathbgboy]

Woo, mention Assata and the jimmies become rustled. Assata (oooo, say it again)

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But forreal. I recently heard a recording of her about what went down when they claimed she killed the cop and everything.


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starts at 2:12

 

[lightweight champion]

Didn't the cop have 3 official reports and admittedly lied about the accounts of the incident on all 3 reports? I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere.

 

[tampadude]

 

 she's on a beach in Cuba somewhere and you maaaaad

I see you support cop killers.  Nice.  Does your mama know?

Not maaaaaad, but will be glaaaaad when justice is finally served on her.  Methinks a covert op to "erase" her would be a great idea.

 

[cashbanks]

Assata seems to be such a beautiful soul we could use more sisters like her back here in the states.

 

[tampadude]

Assata seems to be such a beautiful soul we could use more sisters like her back here in the states.

JoAnne Chesimard is a terrorist and convicted multiple felon and belongs in prison.  Though I imagine living in Cuba, having to move to a different place every day, looking over your shoulder for the rest of your life, is no fun existence, either.

If you think she is a "beautiful soul", then you have serious mental problems.

 

[cashbanks]

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
― Assata Shakur

 

[cashbanks]

For the last 30 years, she has been quietly living in Havana, occasionally entertaining visitors in her modest apartment, writing and rarely drawing attention to herself.

 

[dropten]

why quote the clown tho i got dude blocked for a reason

I got him blocked too. But I seen a preview of his post on the main screen so I had to reply

 

[cashbanks]

I got him blocked too. But I seen a preview of his post on the main screen so I had to reply

I hear you

 

[delete1234]

***** said I will happy when "justice" is served

The irony

 

[edshoecator]

Stoping quoting adolf. I got him blocked too lol

 

[clarkchaz1988]

 
JoAnne Chesimard is a terrorist and convicted multiple felon and belongs in prison.  Though I imagine living in Cuba, having to move to a different place every day, looking over your shoulder for the rest of your life, is no fun existence, either.

Multiple felony convictions? lol She was tried 7 times on different charges. All ended in acquittal, hung jury or mistrial. They tried to hang the cops death on her because they needed to blame somebody. By looking at the facts of the case you would see that she was innocent. 

A key element of Shakur's defense was medical testimony  meant to demonstrate that she was shot with her hands up and that she would have been subsequently unable to fire a weapon. A neurologist  testified that the median nerve  in Shakur's right arm was severed by the second bullet, making her unable to pull a trigger.[sup][105][/sup]  Neurosurgeon Dr. Arthur Turner Davidson, Associate Professor of Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, testified that the wounds in her upper arms, armpit and chest, and severed median nerve that instantly paralyzed her right arm, would only have been caused if both arms were raised, and that to sustain such injuries while crouching and firing a weapon (as described in Trooper Harper's testimony) "would be anatomically impossible."[sup][56][/sup][sup][155][/sup]

Davidson based his testimony on an August 4, 1976 examination of Shakur and on X-rays  taken immediately after the shootout at Middlesex General Hospital.[sup][155][/sup]  Prosecutor Barone questioned whether Davidson was qualified to make such a judgment 39 months after the injury; Barone proceeded to suggest (while a female Sheriff's attendant acted out his suggestion) that Shakur was struck in the right arm and collar bone and "then spun around by the impact of the bullet so an immediate second shot entered the fleshy part of her upper left arm" to which Davidson replied "Impossible."[sup][155][/sup]

Dr. David Spain, a pathologist  from Brookdale Community College, testified that her bullet scars as well as X-rays supported her claim that her arms were raised, and that there was "no conceivable way" the first bullet could have hit Shakur's clavicle  if her arm was down.[sup][156][/sup][sup][157][/sup]

Judge Appleby eventually cut off funds for any further expert defense testimony.[sup][56][/sup]  Shakur, in her autobiography, and Williams, in Inadmissible Evidence, both claim that it was difficult to find expert witnesses for the trial. Not only because of the financial expense, but also because most forensic and ballistic specialists declined on the grounds of a conflict of interest  when approached because they routinely performed such work for law enforcement officials.[sup][158][/sup]
[h4]Other evidence[edit][/h4]
Neutron activation analysis  administered after the shootout showed no gunpowder  residue on Shakur's fingers; her fingerprints  were not found on any weapon at the scene, according to forensic analysis performed at the Trenton, New Jersey  crime lab and the FBI crime labs in Washington, D.C.[sup][159][/sup]  According to tape recordings and police reports made several hours after the shoot-out, when Harper returned on foot to the administration building 200 yards (183 m) away, he did not report Foerster's presence at the scene; no one at headquarters knew of Foerster's involvement in the shoot-out until his body was discovered beside his patrol car, more than an hour later.[sup][56][/sup]
[h4]Conviction and sentencing[edit][/h4]
On March 24, the jurors listened for 45 minutes to a rereading of testimony of the State Police chemist regarding the blood found at the scene, on the LeMans, and Shakur's clothing.[sup][58][/sup]  That night, the second night of jury deliberation, the jury asked Judge Appleby to repeat his instructions regarding the four assault charges 30 minutes before retiring for the night, which led to speculation that the jury had decided in Shakur's favor on the remaining charges, especially the two counts of murder.[sup][58][/sup]  Appleby reiterated that the jury must consider separately the four assault charges (atrocious assault and battery, assault on a police officer acting in the line of duty, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault with intent to kill), each of which carried a total maximum penalty of 33 years in prison.[sup][58][/sup]The other charges were: first-degree murder (of Foerster), second-degree murder (of Zayd Shakur), illegal possession of a weapon, and armed robbery (related to Foerster's service revolver).[sup][7][/sup]  The jury also asked Appleby to repeat the definitions of "intent" and "reasonable doubt."[sup][58][/sup]

Shakur was convicted on all eight counts: two murder charges, and six assault charges.[sup][7][/sup]  The prosecution did not need to prove that Shakur fired the shots that killed either Trooper Foerster or Zayd Shakur: being an accomplice to murder carries an equivalent life sentence under New Jersey law.[sup][56][/sup]  Upon hearing the verdict, Shakur said—in a "barely audible voice"—that she was "ashamed that I have even taken part in this trial" and that the jury was "racist" and had "convicted a woman with her hands up."[sup][7][/sup]  Judge Appleby told the court attendants to "remove the prisoner" and Shakur replied: "the prisoner will walk away on her own feet."[sup][7][/sup]  After Joseph W. Lewis, the jury foreman, read the verdict, Kunstler asked that the jury be removed before alleging that one juror had violated the sequestration order (see above).[sup][7][/sup]

At the post trial press conference Kunstler blamed the verdict on racism stating that "the white element was there to destroy her." When asked by a reporter that if that were the case why did it take the jury 24 hours to reach a verdict Kunstler replied, "That was just a pretense." A few minutes later the prosecutor Barone disagreed with Kunstler's assessment saying the trial's outcome was decided "completely on the facts."[sup][7][/sup]

At Shakur's sentencing hearing on April 25, Appleby sentenced her to 26 to 33 years in state prison (10 to 12 for the four counts of assault, 12 to 15 for robbery, 2 to 3 for armed robbery, plus 2 to 3 for aiding and abetting the murder of Foerster), to be served consecutively with her mandatory life sentence. However, Appleby dismissed the second-degree murder of Zayd Shakur, as the New Jersey Supreme Court  had recently narrowed the application of the law.[sup][16[/sup]  Appleby finally sentenced Shakur to 30 days in the Middlesex County Workhouse for contempt of court, concurrent with the other sentences, for refusing to rise when he entered the courtroom.[sup][16[/sup]  To become eligible for parole, Shakur would have had to serve a minimum of 25 years, which would have included her four years in custody during the trials.[sup][16[/sup]

 

[fantastic4our]

Dude ain't reading all that, his mind is already made. A shame indeed.

 

[tampadude]

 
Multiple felony convictions? lol She was tried 7 times on different charges. All ended in acquittal, hung jury or mistrial. They tried to hang the cops death on her because they needed to blame somebody. By looking at the facts of the case you would see that she was innocent. 

A key element of Shakur's defense was medical testimony  meant to demonstrate that she was shot with her hands up and that she would have been subsequently unable to fire a weapon. A neurologist  testified that the median nerve  in Shakur's right arm was severed by the second bullet, making her unable to pull a trigger.[sup][105][/sup]  Neurosurgeon Dr. Arthur Turner Davidson, Associate Professor of Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, testified that the wounds in her upper arms, armpit and chest, and severed median nerve that instantly paralyzed her right arm, would only have been caused if both arms were raised, and that to sustain such injuries while crouching and firing a weapon (as described in Trooper Harper's testimony) "would be anatomically impossible."[sup][56][/sup][sup][155][/sup]

Davidson based his testimony on an August 4, 1976 examination of Shakur and on X-rays  taken immediately after the shootout at Middlesex General Hospital.[sup][155][/sup]  Prosecutor Barone questioned whether Davidson was qualified to make such a judgment 39 months after the injury; Barone proceeded to suggest (while a female Sheriff's attendant acted out his suggestion) that Shakur was struck in the right arm and collar bone and "then spun around by the impact of the bullet so an immediate second shot entered the fleshy part of her upper left arm" to which Davidson replied "Impossible."[sup][155][/sup]

Dr. David Spain, a pathologist  from Brookdale Community College, testified that her bullet scars as well as X-rays supported her claim that her arms were raised, and that there was "no conceivable way" the first bullet could have hit Shakur's clavicle  if her arm was down.[sup][156][/sup][sup][157][/sup]

Judge Appleby eventually cut off funds for any further expert defense testimony.[sup][56][/sup]  Shakur, in her autobiography, and Williams, in Inadmissible Evidence, both claim that it was difficult to find expert witnesses for the trial. Not only because of the financial expense, but also because most forensic and ballistic specialists declined on the grounds of a conflict of interest  when approached because they routinely performed such work for law enforcement officials.[sup][158][/sup]
[h4]Other evidence[edit][/h4]
Neutron activation analysis  administered after the shootout showed no gunpowder  residue on Shakur's fingers; her fingerprints  were not found on any weapon at the scene, according to forensic analysis performed at the Trenton, New Jersey  crime lab and the FBI crime labs in Washington, D.C.[sup][159][/sup]  According to tape recordings and police reports made several hours after the shoot-out, when Harper returned on foot to the administration building 200 yards (183 m) away, he did not report Foerster's presence at the scene; no one at headquarters knew of Foerster's involvement in the shoot-out until his body was discovered beside his patrol car, more than an hour later.[sup][56][/sup]
[h4]Conviction and sentencing[edit][/h4]
On March 24, the jurors listened for 45 minutes to a rereading of testimony of the State Police chemist regarding the blood found at the scene, on the LeMans, and Shakur's clothing.[sup][58][/sup]  That night, the second night of jury deliberation, the jury asked Judge Appleby to repeat his instructions regarding the four assault charges 30 minutes before retiring for the night, which led to speculation that the jury had decided in Shakur's favor on the remaining charges, especially the two counts of murder.[sup][58][/sup]  Appleby reiterated that the jury must consider separately the four assault charges (atrocious assault and battery, assault on a police officer acting in the line of duty, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault with intent to kill), each of which carried a total maximum penalty of 33 years in prison.[sup][58][/sup]The other charges were: first-degree murder (of Foerster), second-degree murder (of Zayd Shakur), illegal possession of a weapon, and armed robbery (related to Foerster's service revolver).[sup][7][/sup]  The jury also asked Appleby to repeat the definitions of "intent" and "reasonable doubt."[sup][58][/sup]

Shakur was convicted on all eight counts: two murder charges, and six assault charges.[sup][7][/sup]  The prosecution did not need to prove that Shakur fired the shots that killed either Trooper Foerster or Zayd Shakur: being an accomplice to murder carries an equivalent life sentence under New Jersey law.[sup][56][/sup]  Upon hearing the verdict, Shakur said—in a "barely audible voice"—that she was "ashamed that I have even taken part in this trial" and that the jury was "racist" and had "convicted a woman with her hands up."[sup][7][/sup]  Judge Appleby told the court attendants to "remove the prisoner" and Shakur replied: "the prisoner will walk away on her own feet."[sup][7][/sup]  After Joseph W. Lewis, the jury foreman, read the verdict, Kunstler asked that the jury be removed before alleging that one juror had violated the sequestration order (see above).[sup][7][/sup]

At the post trial press conference Kunstler blamed the verdict on racism stating that "the white element was there to destroy her." When asked by a reporter that if that were the case why did it take the jury 24 hours to reach a verdict Kunstler replied, "That was just a pretense." A few minutes later the prosecutor Barone disagreed with Kunstler's assessment saying the trial's outcome was decided "completely on the facts."[sup][7][/sup]

At Shakur's sentencing hearing on April 25, Appleby sentenced her to 26 to 33 years in state prison (10 to 12 for the four counts of assault, 12 to 15 for robbery, 2 to 3 for armed robbery, plus 2 to 3 for aiding and abetting the murder of Foerster), to be served consecutively with her mandatory life sentence. However, Appleby dismissed the second-degree murder of Zayd Shakur, as the New Jersey Supreme Court  had recently narrowed the application of the law.[sup][16[/sup]  Appleby finally sentenced Shakur to 30 days in the Middlesex County Workhouse for contempt of court, concurrent with the other sentences, for refusing to rise when he entered the courtroom.[sup][16[/sup]  To become eligible for parole, Shakur would have had to serve a minimum of 25 years, which would have included her four years in custody during the trials.[sup][16[/sup]

What part of

Shakur was convicted on all eight counts: two murder charges, and six assault charges.[sup] [/sup]The prosecution did not need to prove that Shakur fired the shots that killed either Trooper Foerster or Zayd Shakur: being an accomplice to murder carries an equivalent life sentence under New Jersey law.

can you not understand?

But don't let the facts get in the way of your political agenda.

Guess "the man" be workin' overtime tryin' to frame black folks.

 

[cashbanks]

For the last 30 years, she has been quietly living in Havana, occasionally entertaining visitors in her modest apartment, writing and rarely drawing attention to herself.

 

[tekthemaestro]

 
What part of

can you not understand?

But don't let the facts get in the way of your political agenda.

Guess "the man" be workin' overtime tryin' to frame black folks.

are you implying that she's guilty for being there and letting that carry weight in your outlook of her? ? If im in a car and my friend leans out then busts shots at a cop without me knowing he was gonna do that... im now guilty of murder in your eyes? 

 

[clarkchaz1988]

 
What part of

can you not understand?

But don't let the facts get in the way of your political agenda.

Guess "the man" be workin' overtime tryin' to frame black folks.

What I don't understand is you said she was a cop killer meaning, pulled the trigger.  The physical evidence says otherwise. Now if you believe that she was an accomplice that's up for debate because no of us was in the car with her.. 

 

[skurrtskurrt29]

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2015/03...-suburban-Detroit-police-brutally-beating-man

This is dispicable. I guess this man deserved it too...

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

There's another story floating around of a black dude shot down in his Maserati by Cobb County police.

They said they shot him because he drove his car towards them. Not a single bullet went through the front windshield.

But I guess if Uncle All brings attention to this he's race hustling again

 

[delete1234]

Seems like it's every other day we getting hemmed up by the police damn.

 

[dathbgboy]

Seems like it's every other day we getting hemmed up by the police damn.

You know, i dont think it is, i just think it's being sensationalized in the media more. The messed up thing about it, we don't have the leadership (for lack of a better word) to push the emphasis on our lives being significant and that society needs to stop looking at us as King Kong.

Not every cop that commits these crimes are racists, however, the image that society makes of the black man makes it much easier for them to see us as a threat every time they come into an encounter with us. And our ignorant brothas aren't either.

 

[fontaine]

Tampa dude got that Revis-esque back pedal game going

 

[tampadude]

You know, i dont think it is, i just think it's being sensationalized in the media more. The messed up thing about it, we don't have the leadership (for lack of a better word) to push the emphasis on our lives being significant and that society needs to stop looking at us as King Kong.

Not every cop that commits these crimes are racists, however, the image that society makes of the black man makes it much easier for them to see us as a threat every time they come into an encounter with us. And our ignorant brothas aren't either.

^ this

Where's the national outrage and protesting over this story:

http://6abc.com/news/new-images-released-of-2-teens-charged-in-murder-of-dog-walker/556111/

Just business as usual in the City of Brotherly Love?