Ferguson cancels all municipal court cases, city manager resigns

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
By Paul Martin

RT.com
March 11, 2015

The city manager of Ferguson, Mo., has resigned in the wake of a critical Justice Department report on the behavior of local police. The city’s municipal court has also been canceled for a week, with all cases being transferred to a state judge.

Ferguson City Manager John Shaw said he believes his resignation “is in the community’s best interest,” USA Today reported.

Shaw was blamed for behavior by law enforcement and the court system which the federal government found to be racially motivated and which primarily targeted African-Americans, according to The New York Times.

In a 7-0 vote on Tuesday, the Ferguson City Council agreed to a mutual separation agreement.

“We appreciate John’s service and commitment to the City of Ferguson for the past eight years,” Mayor James Knowles III said in a statement. “The City Council and John Shaw feel that this is the appropriate time to move forward as we begin our search for a new city manager.”

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