In a press conference Thursday, attorneys for the family of slain teenager Michael Brown are expected to respond to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s (D) press conference on the impending Ferguson grand jury decision.
Nixon said Tuesday that law enforcement, including the National Guard if necessary, is prepared to keep businesses and residents safe once prosecutors announce whether the grand jury decided to charge Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for fatally shooting Brown.
The attorneys are scheduled to speak at 10:15 a.m. ET.
Watch below via NBC News:
Can’t see all the police security posturing being set up for a decision to charge him.
He might get charged, he might not. Grand Jury makes that call, and they are still hearing testimony and seeing evidence. But obviously you want the police beefed up in the event he is not charged. You prepare for that, that’s just smart. But the Grand Jury are the ones who make that call, that call has in no way been made. Oh, it is possible that people who are privy to the Grand Jury testimony are hearing things that lead them to believe there will be no charges, but that is still a Grand Jury call. Everyone thought OJ would be found guilty and police presence was beefed up for that, but he ended up being found not guilty, and there were no riots.
There is no “fix” in. Evidence is being weighed. And if they do not indict, it ALL becomes public information. And if that information shows he should have been indicted, DOJ can and will indict. If not, they won’t.
I choose to hear and see all the evidence before making any judgment on if he should be charged.