Payments to a dozen who retired or quit cost over $117,000, including nearly $26,000 for Sam Alton, the former chief of staff for prosecutor Wesley Bell.
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A Ferguson police spokeswoman said the officer will be escorted by local police officers from the region as he is moved to an airport to go to the rehab facility.
Isaiah Hammett's death sparked protests, calls for justice and a lawsuit. The case went to trial this week and painted the most complete picture yet of the events that day.
On Nov. 21, you'll see volunteers on street corners selling a special student-written newspaper. The goal is to make life better for kids across the region.
Prosecutors charged him with four felonies: DWI resulting in death, DWI resulting in injury, leaving the scene of an accident and resisting arrest by fleeing.
The police sergeant was fired in 2020 after he set up a Halloween display mocking Michael Brown’s death. His criminal charges in the assault case came weeks later.