Missouri Governor Defends Ferguson Prosecutor

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon defended his decision not to replace a local prosecutor probing the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer, a day ahead of the funeral of the young man whose death sparked days of civil unrest in Ferguson.

Nixon, a Democrat, said St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McColloch is backed by voters and that a grand jury inquiry into Brown’s death will be diligent. Ferguson community leaders and the Rev. Al Sharpton, a top civil rights activist, have questioned McColloch’s ability to present a fair case.