article_snippet: Mayor James Knowles III Ferguson has refused to step down in the midst of rising calls for Mayor James Knowles III resignation and a scathing Department of Justice report that has already cost the jobs of six city employees.
article_snippet: Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III has refused to step down in the midst of rising calls for Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III Department of Justice Justice the jobs of six city employees .
article_snippet: Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson (pictured August 2014) resigned on Wednesday .
article_snippet: Ferguson municipal court judge Ronald J. Brockmeyer (left) resigned on Monday following a scathing report from the U.S. Department of Justice.