Police are investigating Michael Brown's stepfather for his actions in the hours after a grand jury determined that the officer who fatally shot Brown would not be charged, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said Tuesday.
Police consider charges against Michael Brown's stepdad

CNN reports that police are trying to determine whether Brown's stepfather, Louis Head, was attempting to incite a riot on Nov. 24 when he screamed "Burn this ---- down" to a crowd of protesters after St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch announced the grand jury's decision.
Jackson also told Fox News that charges against Head are possible.
"We are pursing those comments, and there is a lot of discussion going on about that right now," Jackson told Sean Hannity. "But I really can't get into that right now."
Head's rant appeared on a video shot by The New York Times. CNN, citing Jackson, said Ferguson police have interviewed people who were with Head when he addressed the crowd, but had not yet spoken with Head.
Brown, 18, was fatally shot Aug. 9 following a brief, controversial confrontation with officer Darren Wilson, 28. Brown, who was black, was unarmed. Wilson is white. The shooting touched off months of protests, some of them violent. The grand jury's decision further fueled passions, and buildings were burned and looted in the hours after the announcement.
Jackson has said police are trying to identify the looters, who also could face charges.
Wilson resigned from the force Saturday, citing threats made to the Ferguson Police Department. Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed an independent commission charged with making recommendations on how to deal with issues raised by the shooting and the violence that ensued.
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