It wasn't the QuickTrip store that was robbed. It was "Ferguson Market and Liquor."
Hat Tip to Chris Denappy:
@AmPowerBlog @WayneBogda @MsEBL it wasn't at QT that was robbed, it was a liquor store; "Ferguson Market and Liquor"
— Chris Denappy (@octopinappy) August 15, 2014
@exposeliberals @famblog it wasn't at QT that was robbed, it was a liquor store; "Ferguson Market and Liquor"
— Chris Denappy (@octopinappy) August 15, 2014
@AmPowerBlog thanks... @QuikTrip stores are much nicer than the one in the video, and employees wear uniforms
— Chris Denappy (@octopinappy) August 15, 2014
More at WDEF News 12, "Lawyer: Friend confirms that he and shooting victim had robbed convenience store."
And at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Ferguson officer realized during encounter that Michael Brown might be suspect in robbery":
The name and address of the store police say was robbed are redacted from the documents, but the store is Ferguson Market and Liquor on West Florissant Avenue.
Also named as a suspect in the robbery is Dorian Johnson, 22, a man who has said he was with Brown when he was shot.
The document release includes surveillance images of the robbery, showing an employee being attacked.
An unidentified employee had just come out of the restroom and come to the counter when she observed Brown telling a clerk he wanted several boxes of cigars, the reports say. The name of two employees have been redacted from the report:
"As (redacted) was placing the boxes on the counter, Brown grabbed a box of Swisher Sweets cigars and handed them to Johnson who was standing behind Brown. (Redacted) witnessed (redacted) tell Brown that he had to pay for those cigars first. That is when Brown reached across the counter and grabbed numerous packs of Swisher Sweets and turned to leave the store. (Redacted) then calls '911.' Meanwhile (redacted) comes out from behind the counter and attempts to stop Brown from leaving. According to (redacted),(redacted) was trying to lock the door until Brown returned the merchandise to him. That is when Brown grabbed (redacted) by the shirt and forcefully pushed him back in to a display rack. (Redacted) backed away and Brown and Johnson exited the store with the cigars."
The lawyer for Johnson, who was walking with Michael Brown when Wilson fatally shot Brown, said Johnson told authorities about the cigar theft earlier this week.
“He told them about the cigarillos and that Big Mike took cigarillos,” said the lawyer, former St. Louis Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr.
He decried the timing of the release of the robbery information.
“It was Ferguson grabbing at straws,” Bosley said. “Their whole press conference was a disaster and unprofessional. At the end of the day this is about whether the officer used excessive force to kill Michael Brown.”
Asked whether Dorian Johnson will be charged, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said today, "No. We determined he didn't steal anything or use force."
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