--- description: Nixon speaks ahead of an announcement about whether a grand jury has decided to indict Ferguson cop Darren Wilson in Michael Brown's death title: Watch Live: Missouri Governor Speaks Ahead of Ferguson Grand Jury Announcement image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b6a45e01be15f8e/69876ab53c163901c14502f3/jay-nixon4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Missouri Governor Called for Tolerance Ahead of Ferguson Grand Jury Announcement by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 11:27 PM CUT  Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announces the members of the newly formed Ferguson Commission in St. Louis, Missouri on Nov. 18, 2014. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announces the members of the newly formed Ferguson Commission in St. Louis, Missouri on Nov. 18, 2014.James Cooper—Demotix/Corbis by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 11:27 PM CUT Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spoke ahead of an announcement Monday evening about whether a grand jury has decided to indict Ferguson cop Darren Wilson, who is white, in the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3603643/ferguson-jay-nixon-michael-brown-darren-wilson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3603643/ferguson-jay-nixon-michael-brown-darren-wilson/"},"headline":"Missouri Governor Called for Tolerance Ahead of Ferguson Grand Jury Announcement","datePublished":"2014-11-24T23:27:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:20:45.913Z","description":"His comments come amid fears the decision could reignite violent protests","url":"https://time.com/3603643/ferguson-jay-nixon-michael-brown-darren-wilson/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b6a45e01be15f8e/69876ab53c163901c14502f3/jay-nixon4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b6a45e01be15f8e/69876ab53c163901c14502f3/jay-nixon4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Missouri Governor Jay Nixon swears in Ferguson Commission","caption":"Missouri Governor Jay Nixon swears in Ferguson Commission","creditText":"James Cooper—Demotix/Corbis","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3603643/ferguson-jay-nixon-michael-brown-darren-wilson/","name":"Missouri Governor Called for Tolerance Ahead of Ferguson Grand Jury Announcement"}}]}] ```