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United States News Title: Blow by blow, Ferguson cop's FULL version of why he shot Michael Brown: 'Incredibly strong' teen pressed gun to cop's hip, the gun was jammed by a finger - and kill shot was fired as Brown 'charged' * Fuller version of Wilson's account of killing emerged today. * Wilson said Brown, 18, hit him in the face before grabbing his drawn pistol. * Allegedly twisted it towards Wilson's hip in desperate struggle. * Wilson said he managed to fire the gun, and hit Brown's hand. * Said after that Brown fled, turned, and charged at him again. * At this point, Wilson said, he fired several more shots, killing Brown. * Lawyers for Brown's family angrily denied the claims. * Wilson's version contradicts other accounts of the August 9 killing. A Missouri police officer's full account of why he shot dead unarmed teen Michael Brown has been revealed for the first time - and he describes a frantic struggle inside his police car during which Brown grabbed the officer's gun, twisted it around and pointed it at him. Darren Wilson’s testimony, as leaked to the St Louis Post-Dispatch, fills in holes in the chronology of the shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, on 9 August left by an earlier excerpt of his testimony leaked at the weekend – and is sure to further stoke the controversy surrounding the shooting. The police officer’s dramatic account of events depicts a life-or-death struggle inside his police car with the 'incredibly strong' teen – after Brown allegedly punched him in the face and reached for his gun. And, significantly, Wilson claims he shot Brown dead as the teen charged at him on the street – after the alleged attacker apparently retreated for a period when he was shot in the hand by Brown during the struggle in the car. A grand jury decision on whether Wilson should be indicted on criminal charges is expected within weeks. A separate leaked autopsy report also appears to show Brown has marijuana in his system when he was shot. The police also say Brown had marijuana on him at the time. The account, based on statements Wilson made after the encounter, was conveyed to the Post-Dispatch by a source familiar with the documents. Other witnesses have dismissed Wilson's version of events, and the Brown family's lawyer said 'the story doesn't even make good nonsense'. In the account, Wilson told how he was driving down Canfield Drive after dealing with a call about a sick baby when he spotted Brown and his friend Dorian Johnson walking down the middle of the road. He said he told them to get onto the sidewalk, and was met with abuse from the pair. The statement said Wilson then noticed that they were carrying cigarillos, and that Johnson looked like a man described in recent radio alerts as a suspect in a convenience store theft in which 'blunts' were taken. The police officer then said he parked his Chevrolet SUV, and called for assistance. But, he claims, as he tried to get out he was met with a punch in the face from Brown, who allegedly struck through the car's open window. Wilson said he had no choice but the draw his pistol when faced with the 'incredibly strong' teen. Brown was 6-foot-4 and nearly 300lbs at the time of his death. Wilson said he couldn't use his pepper spray in the close quarters because it would have hit him too. His Baton was out of reach at the back of his belt. In the statement Wilson told how Brown grabbed at the pistol and continued to hit him in the face. The officer, who said he almost passed out in the attack, then told how he felt Brown, whose strength he found remarkable, twisting the barrel towards his own body. At one point, the muzzle of the gun was pointed at Wilson's own hip. Wilson went on to describe how he jerked back inside the car, loosening Brown's grip on the gun enough for him to squeeze the trigger. But, he said, the first time nothing happened - because Brown had his finger in the gun's hammer, which stopped it from firing. Separate accounts of the events which have been made public have also claimed there was a scuffle of some sort inside the police car - citing blood and skin samples picked up in investigations. When Wilson pulled the trigger again, the pistol went off, hitting Brown's hand and sending glass cascading around the car. Evidence presented by the Post-Dispatch from the autopsy report also seems to support a close-range impact. The document told how the entry wound in Brown's hand had no 'stippling' - a feature of mid-range impacts - suggesting a point-blank release. In his account, Wilson then described firing a second shot - which missed. Brown then ran away. Wilson said he was left unable to radio for backup because his transponder had been knocked away from the right setting in the chaos. So, on his own, Wilson said he got out of the car and gave chase. It was at that point when Brown turned. Wilson said Brown then 'charged' at him and wouldn't stop when he yelled. He started firing, and hit four times. One shot, Wilson said, hit Brown's forehead and brought him down. He also denied - as many witnesses have claimed - that Brown had his hands up in a gesture of surrender. Wilson's extensive account is at odds with several others which have emerged in the wake of the killing, which has sparked widespread and ongoing protests in the Missouri town. Others have said Brown was fleeing, or had unambiguously surrendered. It has also been suggested that Wilson himself was more aggressive toward Brown than suggested in the latest account.
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#1. To: out damned spot (#0)
The dnc model for the country - president ... marijuana - redistribution --- assault - murder - theft !
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
My the race pimps sure are in high gear trying to get folks to come out and vote for their saviors, the Democrats. Taking their Ferguson show on the road to the Leftard Ghettos around the country. LOL. They're doing the same thing in Ohio with the protests over the Crawford shooting. It makes you wonder how these protesters have the time and the money to go protest all over the state driving big black $50K SUVs? Hmmmmm.....
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
I always wonder about that! Here I struggle to pay my bills, drive a 93 Ford, yet they have expensive, fully loaded cars and never seem to have a job. Somebody pays for their lifestyle, and they seem to pay them well.
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