(St. Louis County)
Here is the interview that Darren Wilson gave to a detective just 24 hours after he shot Michael Brown dead on the streets of Ferguson in August 2014.
Wilson Didn’t Want to Use His Mace
During the course of the questioning, Wilson tells an investigator that he repeatedly tried to call for backup after Michael Brown started attacking him. He adds that after he drew his gun, Brown said to him “you’re too much of a f*cking pussy to shoot me.” The cop also says that he couldn’t get to his mace but that even if he could have used it, he wouldn’t want to because of the reaction he has to it.
(St. Louis County Prosecutors Office)
Wilson Said Brown Has the ‘Most Aggressive Face I’ve Ever Seen on a Person’
Wilson says that Michael Brown grabbed the cop’s gun and pointed it at Wilson. In the interview, Officer Wilson says “I was guaranteed he was going to shoot me. That’s what I thought his-his goal was.” After Wilson got back in control of the situation he shot Brown twice. The teenager then ran away from the car and Wilson followed him while calling for back-up on his radio. The short chase ended when Brown turned around and gave what Wilson called in the interview “the most intense aggressive face I’ve ever seen on a person.” Officer Wilson says Brown charged at him while also putting his hand in his waistband. Wilson shot at Brown until the teen was dead.
Here you can read Officer Wilson’s separate testimony given to the grand jury on September 16″
Wilson Told the Grand Jury He Felt Like a 5-Year-Old Holding Onto Hulk Hogan
In the testimony, on page 212, he says, “I tried to hold his right arm and use my left hand to get out to have some type of control and not be trapped in my car any more. And when I grabbed him, the only way I can describe it is I felt like a five-year-old holding onto Hulk Hogan.”
The Officer Said That Brown Had the Look of a Demon
(Getty)
On page 225 of the testimony, Officer Wilson told the grand jury about the circumstances of his standoff with Brown, “The only way I can describe it, it looks like a demon, that’s how angry he looked. He comes back towards me again with his hands up.”
Wilson Said Michael Brown Was ‘Obviously Bigger’ & ‘Stronger’
(St. Louis Prosecutors Office)
In the testimony, Darren Wilson, when talking about how Brown was punching him, said:
I felt that another one of those punches in my face could knock me out or worse. I mean it was, he’s obviously bigger than I was and stronger and the, I’ve already taken two to the face I didn’t think I would, the third one could be fatal if he hit me right.
By his own accord, Wilson is the same height, 6’4″, as Brown was. Although Brown held a significant weight advantage over Wilson, of around 100 pounds.