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Man who witnessed Ferguson shooting is arrested

Dorian Johnson tells his version of Michael Brown's death to Al Sharpton on MSNBC on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at the burned QuikTrip in Ferguson, Mo. Johnson says he was with Michael Brown when a Ferguson officer stopped them and he witnessed Brown's death.  (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)

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Dorian Johnson tells his version of Michael Brown's death to Al Sharpton on MSNBC on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at the burned QuikTrip in Ferguson, Mo. Johnson says he was with Michael Brown when a Ferguson officer stopped them and he witnessed Brown's death.  (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT)
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May 7, 2015

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The man who was with Michael Brown the night Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer last summer has been arrested on drug charges and resisting arrest, according to St. Louis police.

Dorian Johnson was walking with Brown on Aug. 9, 2014, when Officer Darren Wilson approached them.

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Johnson has filed a lawsuit against Ferguson, Officer Wilson and Thomas Jackson, the former police chief. The suit seeks damages of at least $25,000 for alleged violations of his constitutional rights the night of the shooting.

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