A Kirkland man was arrested after making threats to kill Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot Mike Brown.
At the Kirkland apartment complex where Abdul-Jabbaar was arrested, people were stunned.
Mariam Zayas knows Abdul-Jabbaar. “It doesn't seem real, because he seemed real quiet and real nice, nice guy,” she said.
“I'm shocked that someone would make a statement like that, it's just appalling,” said Alexander Lash.
Wilson's shooting of the 18-year-old Brown, and the Ferguson Police Department's response, generated outrage across the country. Chaotic protests gripped the streets of Ferguson and sparked a nationwide debate about race and law enforcement.
On Monday Nov. 24, the day a grand jury decided Wilson would not be indicted for the shooting, Seattle protesters clashed with police and blocked traffic on Interstate 5. In Seattle, five people were arrested in a Friday demonstration that disrupted the annual Westlake Center tree lighting and frightened children prepared to sing at the ceremony.
According to the criminal complaint, Abdul-Jabbaar started posting threats on his Facebook page shortly after the August 9, 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, and continued through late November.
People who live with Abdul-Jabbaar at his apartment complex said he never gave the impression that he cared about the controversy in Ferguson.
Information from The Associated Press is included in this report.
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