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Ferguson officer ‘fighting for his life’ after attack at protest marking 10 yrs since Michael Brown’s death

August 11, 2024 | | Print Article

A Ferguson, MO police officer was critically injured during a protest to mark the tenth anniversary of the shooting of teen thug Michael Brown, an incident that supercharged the Black Lives Matter movement.

On Friday night, during an attempted arrest for property damage in front of the police station, Officer Travis Brown hit his head after being pushed to the ground, suffering a severe brain injury.

“He is in an area hospital right now fighting for his life,” Ferguson police chief Troy Doyle said. Multiple arrests were made at the protest which resulted in injuries to two other officers.

(Video: YouTube/Fox2 St. Louis)

“So my officer went out to affect an arrest on an individual who broke and stole portions of our fencing out here, a large portion of our fencing, and as he approached the suspect, he was charged violently with the suspect’s shoulder, which knocked him down,” Doyle said at a Saturday news briefing.

“Travis Brown got into this job because he was inspired to do the right thing,” Chief Doyle said. “He wanted to be part of the change. He wanted to make an impact in our community. He’s the type of officer that we want in our community. And what happens? He gets assaulted. I had to look his mother in the eye and tell her what happened to her son.”

“Last night, a Ferguson Police Department officer was injured in the line of duty in a senseless act of violence. Our prayers are with the officer for a full recovery, as well as their family, Police Chief Doyle, and all of the Ferguson Police Department,” wrote Missouri Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe in a Saturday post to X.

“While our prayers are with the FPD officer, we must also remember and appreciate the incredible sacrifice the law enforcement community makes to keep us safe,” Kehoe added.

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office told NBC News that two people were in custody and “one is charged with attempted assault in the third degree and resisting arrest, while the other was charged with five counts, including assault in the first and fourth degree.”

According to the Ferguson Police Department, there are “other persons of interest” and warrants “being sought.”

The protest shows that after a decade, the big lie of “Hands up, don’t shoot” lives on.

The slogan distorted the incident in which the 18-year-old Brown was sent to his great reward after an encounter with Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in which the hulking thug tried to get his gun. It ended badly for Brown, sparking violent race riots which were fueled by agitators and misinformation from the media.

Not even the findings of Barack Obama’s Justice Department which debunked the “Hands up, don’t shoot” hoax has convinced leftists of the truth and the enduring lie led to the assault that now has Officer Brown fighting for his life.

“And now a Ferguson Police Officer is fighting for his life with a brain bleed because this lie has been spread by complicit cowards in the media for 10 years. No more,” Republican Missouri State Rep. Justin Sparks wrote on X after the violent incident.

“This police department — this Ferguson Police Department — since 2014 has been a punching bag for this community,” Doyle said.

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