The Ferguson Prosecutor, McCullough, 'Failed' to get a GJ Indictment. How rare is this?

[sabrina 1]

23. I was in a rush when I responded to your comment earlier. Just wanted to say that you made some good

points regarding raising Wilson's past eg.

Re probable cause, which Wilson may or may not have had, this puzzled me:

McCulloch stated that Wilson was aware that a robbery had taken place, had a description of the suspect and recognized Brown as the likely suspect. IMO, that is certainly probable cause and Wilson had an obligation to confront Brown. Given how important this point is to a federal case, I am sure that federal agents looked at it very closely.

The Ferguson Police Chief said that Wilson did NOT have that information 'in his initial contact with Brown'. See here:

Ferguson police chief Officer didn't stop Brown as robbery suspect

- The Ferguson police officer who shot Michael Brown didn't stop him because he was suspected in a convenience-store robbery, but because he was "walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic," the city's police chief said Friday.

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson -- hours after documents came out labeling the 18-year-old Brown as the "primary suspect" in the store theft -- told reporters the "robbery does not relate to the initial contact between the officer and Michael Brown."

So there's definitely a contradiction there. I don't know how that was handled before the GJ.

Iow, this prosecutor provided a probable cause, as you pointed out, that was contradicted by the Police Chief. This is why you need trials. Someone needs to challenge what was presented. That is just one example.

Regarding McCullough providing the evidence he presented to the GJ to the Feds, I doubt that would be a problem even if he picked and chose what to present and what not to. They are not going to try to second guess a prosecutor, there are enough problems with this case as it is. And it's likely he's willing to risk some embarrassment for what is most important to him.

Btw, he could have recused himself legitimately. His own father was killed decades ago, a cop I believe, by an African American man. And he himself is very closely associated with the police. Those are grounds for recusal imo.