The stay halts Richard Emery's execution, scheduled for April 2, pending the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on a writ of certiorari petition filed by Emery.
Feix agreed to resign from his job, surrender his Illinois law enforcement certification, serve two years of probation and perform 100 hours of community service.
โThis city has gone far too long without having an organized strategic plan to move this city forward as it relates to crime,โ Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle said.