Police officer who shot Michael Brown did NOT suffer a broken eye socket but he did go to hospital with a swollen face after deadly altercation
- Officer Darren Wilson did not suffer a broken eye socket as a result of his deadly confrontation, according to latest reports
- On Tuesday it was reported that he had suffered an 'orbital blowout fracture'
- The officer was taken to a hospital with a badly swollen face following the shooting on August 9, but x-rays came back negative for any serious injury
- Earlier reports had claimed that the officer was almost knocked unconscious by Brown's blows
- Only six arrests were logged overnight in Ferguson on Thursday as the town witnessed a more peaceful night
Officer Darren Wilson did not suffer a broken eye socket as a result of his deadly confrontation with unarmed Ferguson, Missouri, teenager Michael Brown, according to latest reports.
In recent days, reports had emerged stating that Wilson, 28, was badly beaten and left with serious facial injuries following the fatal shooting in the St Louis suburb, including an eye socket fracture.
On Tuesday, The Gateway Pundit reported that the officer had suffered an 'orbital blowout fracture'.
Officer Darren Wilson did not suffer a broken eye socket as a result of his deadly confrontation with unarmed Ferguson, Missouri, teenager Michael Brown, according to latest reports
But CNN reported on Thursday that although the officer was taken to a hospital with a badly swollen face following the shooting on August 9, x-rays came back negative for any serious injury.
Earlier reports had claimed that the officer was almost knocked unconscious by Brown's blows, according to the source.
A police source told Fox: 'The Assistant (Police) Chief took him to the hospital, his face all swollen on one side. He was beaten very severely.'
The source continued: 'They ignored him [Wilson] and the officer started to get out of the car to tell them to move. They shoved him right back in, that’s when Michael Brown leans in and starts beating Officer Wilson in the head and the face.'
Nightly scenes of unrest have erupted in Ferguson since Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, nearly two weeks ago
Demonstrators protest the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, last Thursday night
A police source has confirmed to MailOnline that Wilson was taken to hospital and treated for facial injuries sustained during the Brown incident but would not elaborate on the severity or nature of those injuries.
Last week, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Wilson had suffered swelling to the side of his face but gave few details of the injuries.
Wilson, a six-year veteran of the Ferguson force with a clean record, has not been arrested or charged with any crime.
He is on paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation and is under 24-hour guard after death threats were aimed at him.
Wilson is 'traumatized, scared for his life and his family' along with being deeply concerned that a grand jury, which met for the first time on Wednesday, will make an example out of him, the source told Fox.
Protesters march on Thursday: More signs reflected calls by protesters to remove the prosecutor, Robert McCulloch, from the case
Earlier reports had claimed that Officer Wilson was almost knocked unconscious by Brown's blows
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has come under fire after calling for the 'vigorous prosecution' of Wilson despite the fact that the officer has not yet been charged with any crime.
His deputy, Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder said: 'It's really heartbreaking to see a man elected to an office that high in our state government... come out with a statement like that, that does prejudge the case.'
St Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said on Wednesday he estimated it would be the middle of October before the grand jury reached a decision on whether Officer Wilson will face charges over Michael Brown's death.
About 100 people gathered Thursday evening, walking in laps near the spot where Michael Brown was shot. Some were in organized groups, such as clergy members
A man is arrested by police on Thursday night in Ferguson: Only six arrests were logged overnight in the town, which saw a more peaceful night
Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin withdrawing from Ferguson.
Since the guard's arrival Monday, flare-ups in the small section of town that had been the center of nightly unrest have begun to subside.
About 100 people gathered Thursday evening, walking in laps near the spot where Michael Brown was shot. Some were in organized groups, such as clergy members.
More signs reflected calls by protesters to remove the prosecutor from the case.
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