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It wasn't until he went with his attorney to the police dept. several days later and gave his sworn statement that he admitted to being with Brown at the store. (of course, by then the police had seen the video and knew he was there, and we don't know whether the guy made that admission before or after the police confronted him with that evidence.)

You've got your facts all wrong. Johnson told the cops and the FBI about the cigars days before the video came out. Furthermore, why would Johnson volunteer any information about his friend stealing if it had nothing to do with his encounter with the cops?

My facts are absolutely correct. Not wise to make accusations without checking yours.

Johnson told his story to the media repeatedly, with no mention of the cigars or the robbery, for several days after the August 9th shooting.

After numerous requests from the police, Johnson finally went with his lawyer to give his statement on Wednesday, AUGUST 13th, 4 days after the shooting, .

The video was released to the public on August 15th, but the cops had it for several days before that, as everyone knows.

Here's your proof - read carefully:

"Why Police Haven't Interviewed Michael Brown Shooting Witness Dorian Johnson
By Jessica Lussenhop Tue., Aug. 12 2014 at 4:00 PM - Riverfront Times

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So as of 4 PM on Tuesday, August 12th, he had not yet spoken to police. Undisputed fact.

Now, what have we here?

"Wed Aug 13, 2014 at 12:06 PM PDT

Dorian Johnson (Witness to Murder of Michael Brown) Speaking to FBI and County Prosecutor Today. [/b" - Daily Kos

"A young man who said he was there when a Ferguson police officer fatally shot Michael Brown [b]will talk to authorities today, his lawyer said. "

"Johnson’s lawyer, Freeman Bosley Jr., the former mayor of St. Louis, said this morning he was on his way to pick up his client to talk to the FBI and to St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert P. McCulloch."

"Dorian Johnson, 22, has repeatedly told media since Saturday

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As I originally posted, Johnson told one story repeatedly to the media BEFORE he gave his police statement, and then added the robbery/cigar story during his statement to the police. Obviously, both came before the Friday public release of the video, which has nothing to do with what we are talking about. The issue is that Johnson didn't add the cigars/robbery to his story until he was on record officially, 4 days later. He never once told anyone in all of those media interviews a thing about it.

At trial, the defense attorneys play several of the media interviews where Johnson states that he saw Brown walking down the street to his grandmothers and joined him. "Mr. Johnson, you witnessed Mr. Brown robbing/stealing from a convenience store just 12 minutes before the shooting, yet you repeatedly told national media you had just joined Brown in a walk. Are you telling this court that you didn't think that was a relevant fact when speaking to the media, knowing how volatile this matter was?"

That does go to credibility. Omission of material fact is the same as a misleading statement. And it IS "material fact" in that it goes straight to the state of mind of Mr. Brown just just 12 minutes later as the police officer pulled up to him.

I gather my facts - then I post.