Man arrested at Ferguson protest is a St. Louis police oversight board member, DNC alternate

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of the people accused of damaging a Ferguson Police Department fence moments before a police officer was critically injured is a member of the Civilian Oversight Board for the St. Louis Police Department and an uncommitted Missouri alternate delegate for next week's Democratic National Convention. Police on Tuesday released body camera footage showing one suspect, identified as 28-year-old Elijah Gantt of East St. Louis, Illinois, charging Travis Brown on a sidewalk and knocking him backward. “As a result of the charges filed against Mr. Rose in this matter, we no longer feel that Mr. Rose can be seen as neutral and unbiased on matters relating to the oversight of the St. Louis City Police Department,” the letter signed by several St. Louis aldermanic board members read. Ferguson became synonymous with the national Black Lives Matter movement after Michael Brown, a Black 18-year-old, was killed by Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson Aug. 9, 2014, in the St. Louis suburb.