FERGUSON, MO - MARCH 12: A police officer guards the outside of the police station following an investigation of the area after two officers were shot and wounded during last night's protest on March 12, 2015 in Ferguson, Missouri. Demonstrators had gathered outside the station to celebrate and protest after learning the city's police chief would be stepping down following the release of a Justice Department report that disparaged the department. Ferguson has faced many violent protests since the August shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)(credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities in Ferguson, Missouri, say a 20-year-old man faces charges following the shooting last week of two area police officers.
At a press conference Sunday afternoon, officials said Jeffrey Williams is charged with first-degree assault and gun violations in connection to the March 12 shooting.
They say he acknowledged to firing the shots that hit one officer in the face and the other in the shoulder. However, he said he was not aiming for the officers.
Williams is currently in custody, being held on a $300,000 bond.
Officials say tips from the public led to his arrest.
[CBS News]
