Brown's mother and civil rights groups had hoped county's first Black prosecutor would reopen 2014 case that helped solidify national Black Lives Matter movement
Trinetta Brown, center left, 19, and Triniya Brown become emotional during a memorial service for their brother, Michael Brown, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in the Canfield Green apartment complex in Ferguson, Mo.St.
“The question for this office was a simple one. Could we prove beyond a reasonable doubt that when Darren Wilson shot Micheal Brown he committed murder or manslaughter under Missouri law. After an independent and in-depth review of the evidence, we cannot prove that he did,” Bell said.Wilson’s attorney, Neil Bruntrager, didn’t immediately return phone and e-mail messages from The Associated Press.
“This is a time for us to reflect on Michael’s life, to support Michael’s family and to honour a transformative movement that will forever be linked to his name,” Bell said.Bell – who took office in January 2019 as a reform-minded prosecutor promising to eliminate cash bail for nonviolent offenders and to increase the use of programs that allow defendants to avoid jail time – faced no restrictions in re-examining Brown’s death for potential murder charges.
Bell’s predecessor, long-time prosecutor Bob McCulloch, drew considerable criticism for taking the case to a grand jury rather than charging Wilson himself. Critics also accused McCulloch of swaying the grand jury to its decision not to indict Wilson – an accusation he emphatically denied. Wilson resigned days after McCulloch’s Nov. 24, 2014, announcement that the grand jury would not indict the officer.
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