Post-Dispatch : St. Louis police Officer Michael Brown testifies for almost four hours . Authorities could have charged Wilson themselves by filing a criminal complaint , but St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch instead opted to present the case to a grand jury that could indict the officer , or not . the St. Louis Post-Dispatch shot and killed Michael Brown , an unarmed black teen , in Ferguson on August 9 . No charges were filed against Wilson ; prosecutors instead took the case to a grand jury . A judge recently gave the grand jury until August 9 to decide if Wilson should be charged .
Post-Dispatch : St. Louis police Officer Michael Brown testifies for almost four hours . the St. Louis Post-Dispatch shot and killed Michael Brown , an unarmed black teen , in Ferguson on August 9 . No charges were filed against Wilson ; prosecutors instead took the case to a grand jury . A judge recently gave the grand jury until August 9 to decide if Wilson should be charged .