ST. LOUIS — Some of Missouri's top leaders tried unsuccessfully to pressure Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson to resign after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, interviews with several elected officials and records released Friday show.
Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III told The Associated Press that top state officials had several meetings where they applied pressure on the city to force Jackson to resign. Missouri House Speaker John Diehl and U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill confirmed they both attended a fall meeting to discuss whether Jackson should be forced out
In October, news broke of a purported plan to oust Jackson and put the St. Louis County police chief in charge of the beleaguered Ferguson Police Department. Jackson denied the assertion at the time, with his department tweeting a defiant note in an attempt to deflect the implications of the discussions. Read more...
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