--- description: Darren Wilson, the Ferguson cop who shot and killed Michael Brown in August and was not indicted by a grand jury, speaks out in an interview title: Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson Says He Wouldn't Do Anything Differently image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt560ff52a4a793e25/69876b0e0b72e316856dc2b6/darren-wilson-interview.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson Says He Wouldn't Do Anything Differently by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 25, 2014 11:15 PM CUT  ABC by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 25, 2014 11:15 PM CUT A day after a grand jury voted not to indict him in the death of Michael Brown, Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson says he would not have done anything differently, ABC News reported. The network has not released any excerpts from its sitdown with the cop, but anchor George Stephanopolous characterized some of the interview, revealing that Wilson says he has a “clear conscience.” Echoing his testimony before the grand jury, Wilson, 28, said that Brown reached into his car and tried to grab his gun and then charged him, giving him no choice but to shoot, Stephanopolous reported. [Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/ferguson-cop-darren-wilson-says-he-would-not-do-it-n256026 "undefined") **_Should Ferguson Protestors be Person of the Year? Vote below for #TIMEPOY_** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3606390/darren-wilson-ferguson-missouri-michael-brown-grand-jury/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3606390/darren-wilson-ferguson-missouri-michael-brown-grand-jury/"},"headline":"Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson Says He Wouldn't Do Anything Differently","datePublished":"2014-11-25T23:15:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:23:34.608Z","description":"Officer who shot and killed Michael Brown speaks out in first interview","url":"https://time.com/3606390/darren-wilson-ferguson-missouri-michael-brown-grand-jury/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt560ff52a4a793e25/69876b0e0b72e316856dc2b6/darren-wilson-interview.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt560ff52a4a793e25/69876b0e0b72e316856dc2b6/darren-wilson-interview.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"darren-wilson-interview","caption":"","creditText":"ABC","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/3606390/darren-wilson-ferguson-missouri-michael-brown-grand-jury/","name":"Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson Says He Wouldn't Do Anything Differently"}}]}] ```