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Ferguson murder plot: Black Panthers planned killing police chief, prosecutor

Two members of the New Black Panther Party, an organization that operates with virtual impunity thanks to the Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department, are accused of plotting to kill Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson and the St. Louis County, Missouri, prosecutor Bob McCulloch, according to local news media stories on Friday.

Baldwin (above) and his fellow Black Panther member are accused of plotting the assassinations of a police chief and prosecutor involved in the Ferguson crisis.
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Chief Jackson and McCulloch, the prosecuting attorney who presented the case against Police Officer Darren Wilson for the alleged murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown, have received numerous death threats and angry messages following a grand jury's refusal to hand down an indictment against Officer Wilson.

While the police kept the case under wraps when it first arrested the New Black Panther Party members Brandon Orlando Baldwin and Olajuwon Ali Davis, the investigation into the alleged assassination conspiracy was initiated following what originally was an illegal firearms transaction.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Missouri, the two Panther members were detained for questioning and then arrested on Nov. 20, 2014, for attempting to purchase firearms in a suburb of St. Louis. Police say that the two suspects provided fraudulent information while trying to buy the guns. In addition, the two suspects purchased a pipe bomb from undercover officers and were planning to blow up the St. Louis landmark, the Gateway Arch.

Originally the two suspects were charged with aiding and abetting the making of fraudulent written statements in their attempt to purchase firearms. However, investigators believe the Black Panthers' plot was even more serious. The two men allegedly planned to use the violence that occurred during the nights of rioting, looting and arson in the streets of Ferguson as a diversion so the Panther members could assassinate Police Chief Jackson and prosecuting attorney McCulloch.

According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the "New Black Panther Party for Self Defense (NBPP) is the largest organized anti-Semitic and racist Black militant group in America. Since October 2013, Hashim Nzinga, who pre­vi­ously served as the group’s Chief of Staff, has led the group." ADL officials have condemned the group's demonstrations, conferences, and other events saying they indulge in bigotry with calls for violence, while trying to present itself as "a responsible voice that addresses concerns in the African-American community. The group often attracts attention for its threats against police, which the NBPP views as culpable for Black suffering in the U.S."

Olajuwon Ali Davis is also known to be an actor and rap­per and he posted images of him­self in a new music video called “Right to Resist” on the day of his arrest. It's believed he con­verted to Islam while in col­lege, accord­ing to a "YouTube video he posted in Octo­ber 2012, although it is unclear if he still con­sid­ers him­self a Mus­lim. In August, Ali and other mem­bers of the NBPP were present in Fer­gu­son dur­ing the protests fol­lowed the shoot­ing of Michael Brown. It is unclear when Ali, who has a back tat­too of a black panther attack­ing a bald eagle, joined the NBPP."