A Ferguson police officer was seriously injured by an activist last Friday night and is still in the hospital with a brain injury.

Last Friday was the 10th Anniversary of Michael Brown's death so activists held a rally in which they marched from the high school he attended to the street where he was shot.

RIGHT NOW: the family of Michael Brown, Jr. is leading the walk from Normandy High School, where Brown graduated from, to Canfield Drive, the spot where the 18-year-old was fatally shot by a Ferguson Police Officer 10 years ago today. @KMOV pic.twitter.com/HFFpA0uMRi

— Cameron Bopp (@CameronBoppTV) August 9, 2024

Once they reached Canfield Drive people were chanting "Hands up, don't shoot" which, as I pointed out last week, is based on a false depiction of what happened 10 years ago.

Hundreds gathered at 2973 Canfield, Ferguson, Missouri after a Unity Walk to “Ground Zero” in honor of Mike Brown as part of “All Roads Lead to Ferguson Community Day” on the 10th anniversary of the 2014 Ferguson Uprising, Fri., Aug. 9, 2024. Learn more: https://t.co/gMUH30xYsC pic.twitter.com/kSynNeop4L

— St. Louis American (@StLouisAmerican) August 9, 2024

But as often seems to happen with BLM marches, what started off peaceful march turned into "mostly peaceful" as the night wore on. A group of activists went to the police station and blocked the streets. Police posted a car to ensure no traffic would lead to an injury. Then the activists started shaking a security fence which had been erected outside the station.

Ferguson, MO

•A mostly peaceful protest turn into a mostly violent riot.
••& we are all shocked.

•Fencing was placed around Police HQ - so that it wouldn’t be burned to the ground.
•Rioters tried to bring the fencing down.

Here’s the video⬇️ pic.twitter.com/UIyuiwSdEQ

— police.law.news (@policelawnews) August 11, 2024

Initially, police decided not to respond to this, but once the activists had broken part of the fence an arrest team was sent outside to make arrests of those responsible. And that's where things took a very bad turn. One activist named Elijah Gantt who'd been seen breaking the fence tried running from police when he was told he was being arrested.

The officer then wrote that he watched body camera footage of the officers ordering Gantt to stop because he was being arrested, but Gantt walked away from the officers, who chased him.

Gantt ran behind a car, Amos wrote, and shortly after that he saw Brown attempt to block Gantt's path and arrest him.

"I then later observed the defendant run into (Brown) without stopping or attempting to change his direction, knocking (Brown) over, and causing (Brown) to strike his head on the ground," Amos wrote.

Gantt kicked two more police officers before he was finally arrested. In addition, four other people were arrested, one of whom was just appointed to a Civilian Oversight Board by the mayor.

Keith Rose of St. Louis was charged with first-degree property damage. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones appointed Rose this year to the Civilian Oversight Board, which reviews complaints against St. Louis Police. 

One of the activists on the scene was quick to claim that the injured officer, Travis Brown, slipped and fell.

Last night in Ferguson, Missouri, a police officer suffered a severe brain injury after being knocked to the ground.

Protesters at the scene falsely claim he was "chasing protesters." As you will see in the next tweet, the protesters were looking for a fight. pic.twitter.com/ZHolahH8MR

— Stu (@thestustustudio) August 10, 2024

The irony here is that the body cameras, which will prove that's not what happened, were instituted because Ferguson activists demanded them ten years ago.

Elijah Gannt has been charged with "first-degree assault, resisting arrest, first-degree property damage and two counts of fourth-degree assault." The photo on the left is apparently his mugshot. I have no idea what he's smiling about.

A police officer suffered a severe brain injury and is struggling for life following violence at a BLM anniversary riot in Ferguson, Mo.

Suspect Elijah Gantt, a long-time BLM and anti-Trump activist, has been charged with first-degree assault and other crimes. He smiled for his… pic.twitter.com/YLnB5EESSE

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) August 11, 2024

Other activists are raising money for Gantt with no mention of why he was arrested.

Elijah Gantt was arrested protesting in Ferguson on the anniversary of Mike Brown, Jr’s murder. His bail is set at $500,000 (undoubtedly with influence from Wesley Bell, the overseeing prosecutor). Please donate to his legal fund by venmoing @ GrowJustice pic.twitter.com/YHWhqU6kJp

— 🚘o➖ (@RAGERlTA) August 12, 2024

Saturday night, Ferguson's police chief Troy Doyle held a press conference to discuss the incident. He was visibly upset and at one point, tossed his notes aside and went off script. "What are we doing? Ten years later I've got an officer fighting for his life. It's enough and I'm done with it," he said.

Here's a photo of Officer Travis Brown. Hopefully he will survive and recover.

Please pray for Ferguson, MO Officer Travis Brown 🙏🏼🙏🏼

And for his mother, who had to be told her son is fighting for his life with a head injury after attempting to pacify lunatical criminals attempting to breach the police station during a "protest." pic.twitter.com/m9BL8im81l

— Glendale Arizona FOP Lodge 12 (@GlendaleFOP12) August 11, 2024

It's almost too obvious to bother saying but the wave of anti-police sentiment which was whipped up by the Michael Brown case a decade ago isn't doing anyone any good at this point. As chief Doyle said, it's enough.