Anonymous Leak Says That Michael Brown Had Marijuana In His System

Forensic pathologist Shawn Parcells speaks during a news conference to share preliminary results of a second autopsy done on Michael Brown Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in St. Louis County, Mo. The independent autopsy shows... Forensic pathologist Shawn Parcells speaks during a news conference to share preliminary results of a second autopsy done on Michael Brown Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in St. Louis County, Mo. The independent autopsy shows 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot at least six times, and Parcells, who assisted former New York City chief medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden during the autopsy, said a graze wound on Brown's right arm could have occurred in several ways. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) MORE LESS
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Among the new details on the Michael Brown shooting leaked Monday to the Washington Post was that Brown had marijuana in his system when he was shot on Aug. 9 by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer.

The Post cited a “person familiar with the county’s investigation,” though it did not provide any additional details. The St. Louis County medical examiner’s report has been filed to the county prosecutor’s office, which is conducting one of the investigations into the shooting, the newspaper reported.

The source also told the Post that Brown had been shot six to eight times, all from the front, per the county’s investigation. Those findings would be consistent with an independent autopsy ordered by the Brown family and released Monday.

The Justice Department has also ordered its own autopsy of Brown and has undertaken a separate investigation into the shooting.

The leak follows questions about the appropriateness of Ferguson police last week releasing an incident report on the robbery allegedly committed by Brown minutes before he was shot.

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  1. Avatar for mvstxr mvstxr says:

    Who does not in America??? oh that’s right the House republican majority, but then, that is not all entirely true now is it.

  2. Well everyone knows that marijuana makes you extremely violent and react with cat like reflexes.

    Edit: and anonymous leak = the police are trying to smear the victim more.

  3. Next up? Ferguson police will claim that Brown attempted to steal Doritos from convenience store.

  4. Soon to be heard on FOX News: Bubble-headed Bleach-Blonde nods knowingly and reads from teleprompter: “and we ALL KNOW that even the tiniest trace of the DEMON WEED will turn you into an unstoppable crazed killer who feels no pain and lusts only for the taste of WHITE BLOOD. Over to you Sean.”

  5. Oogety boogety scary black person was on DRUGS. And the smear continues. Autopsy results come out, and suddenly, the police are leaking details?

    Also, I thought toxicology took weeks. If they did a rush job on that, why haven’t they released the autopsy results yet?

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