Kolb was arrested after a high-speed chase through St Louis before he crashed along with several police cars. “Ellis Brown was interested in one thing and one thing only: retribution,” the prosecutor, Sirena Wissler, said in her closing argument. Powell’s family said he suffered from manic depression and schizophrenia, and is suing the St Louis police. Protesters block a street during a protest against the death of George Floyd, in St Louis, Missouri, in May 2020. The St Louis city prosecutor, Jennifer Joyce, declined to prosecute Ellis Brown or his colleague, saying they were acting in self-defense.

Source: The Guardian June 16, 2021 06:00 UTC