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grieving stepdad’s words have him in hot water.
Slain Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown’s stepfather, Louis Head, is under investigation for inciting a riot after urging supporters to “burn this bitch down” several times after a grand jury declined to indict Officer Darren Wilson
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Authorities have already interviewed some of those who were with Head at the time of the evening decision announcement made by St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch, though it’s unclear if the stepdad will face charges, Ferguson police Chief Tom Jackson told
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Cops expect to interview Head at some point, Jackson confirmed.
Missouri’s Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder is among those who believe Head acted criminally, telling
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radio host Laura Ingraham last week that the grieving step-parent “should be arrested and charged with inciting a riot.”
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Head consoled Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, who sobbed when the announcement was read Nov. 24, as other protesters yelled out “f--k the police.” An enraged Head is then captured on video turning around and screaming “burn this motherf----r down” and “burn this bitch down” several times.
“We are pursuing those comments, and there's a lot of discussion going on about that right now, but I really can't get into that at this time," Jackson told
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Family attorney Benjamin Crump has since distanced McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr. from the comments, calling them inappropriate and “indefensible.”
The parents of the slain 18-year-old called for calm ahead of the controversial decision, which sparked protests around the nation — none as fierce as in Ferguson.
"We don't condone people acting on emotion calling for people to do irresponsible things at all,"
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"And so we want his family, his mother and father's message to come across louder than anybody who might be associated with them ... And they can't control what others do. They can control what they pray for."
McSpadden, for her part, deflected blame from Head last week during an appearance
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saying it was Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s fault for failing to control the rowdy crowd.
“The crowd was already stirred, it’s been stirring since Aug. 9, I wouldn’t hold him accountable for that,” McSpadden said of Head. “They stirred the pot. They had everyone on edge.”