I think the credibility issue arises because the guy gave numerous detailed interviews to news media about the events of that day and conveniently omitted any mention of the robbery, saying he "saw and caught up with" Brown on the street as he was walking to his grandmother's house. 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.)

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Posted by trackfan

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Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:24 pm to NHTIGER

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I think the credibility issue arises because the guy gave numerous detailed interviews to news media about the events of that day and conveniently omitted any mention of the robbery, saying he "saw and caught up with" Brown on the street as he was walking to his grandmother's house.

His TV interviews have nothing to do with what he told the police and the FBI.

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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?

This post was edited on 8/19/14 at 11:27 pm

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