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Protest Follow Ex-Cop’s Acquittal In Shooting Of Anthony Lamar Smith

Activists have vowed a Ferguson-like, drawn out protest if Stockley was found not guilty. Though specific plans weren’t made public, the activists said they would concentrate on peacefully disrupting business.

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Protesters gather outside of the courthouse, Sept. 15, 2017, in downtown St. Louis, after a judge found a white former St. Louis police officer, Jason Stockley, not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a black man, Anthony Lamar Smith, who was fatally shot following a high-speed chase in 2011. (AP/Jeff Roberson)

A St. Louis judge issued a not-guilty verdict Friday to the white former police officer who killed a black motorist six years ago, leading dozens of protesters to take to the streets downtown. Jason Stockley, 36, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the December 2011 shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith, an

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Corrupt Missouri Sheriff Under Fire Following Death Of Inmate

The Sheriff was already facing charges of robbery, assault, and illegal surveillance following an FBI investigation.

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Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson is facing robbery, assault and fraud charges. (Photo: Mississippi County Sheriff/ Facebook)

ST. LOUIS — Missouri’s attorney general on Tuesday asked a federal judge to remove a southeast Missouri sheriff from office, four days after an inmate died in the sheriff’s jail, and a month after the sheriff was charged with robbery and assault. Attorney General Josh Hawley said Tuesday evening that he has asked the court to remove Mississippi

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