ST. LOUIS — A judge has extended the term of the grand jury considering whether a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer should be charged in the shooting death of a black 18-year-old.
As expected, the grand jury investigation into the death of Michael Brown has gone past the panel’s four-month term, which was to expire Sept. 10. St. Louis County Circuit Judge Carolyn Whittington that day granted an extension until January — the longest allowed by Missouri law.
The extension does not mean the grand jury will meet until January but “just gives them that window,” said St. Louis County Court Administrator Paul Fox.
Brown was fatally shot Aug. 9 after a confrontation that began when Wilson asked Brown and a friend to walk on the sidewalk instead of the street.
The shooting led to protests and unrest in Ferguson and has spurred a national discussion about police treatment of African-Americans.
