Ferguson police Officer Travis Brown is carried away by fellow officers on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, during a protest outside the station on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. Police say Officer Brown fell after being shoved during an arrest.
ST. LOUIS — A Ferguson police officer injured months ago during a protest will be moved Tuesday to an out-of-state rehabilitation hospital.
Officer Travis “TJ†Brown will be taken from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ University Hospital to Spirit of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Airport in Chesterfield just before noon, said Ferguson police spokeswoman Patricia Washington.
Washington said Brown will be escorted by officers from across the region.
Ferguson Police Officer Travis Brown
She said she could not provide an update on Brown’s condition but said “he has made remarkable strides, according to his family.â€
Brown was injured Aug. 9 when a protestor running from cops ran into him during a gathering on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death outside the Ferguson Police Department.
Surveillance video and body camera footage showed Brown being knocked to the ground by 28-year-old Elijah Gantt as he sprinted right at the officer.
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FILE - In this undated photo provided by Charlene Jefferson in August 2024, Travis Brown, when he was ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ County police officer, stands with Danielle Oliver. (Charlene Jefferson via AP, File)
Brown hit his head and suffered a severe brain injury. He did not regain consciousness in the months that followed. His family on Oct. 7 said he was in stable condition and was under close observation as doctors began to wean him from sedation.
It was unclear Monday whether Brown was still unconscious.
Gantt, the protestor, was arrested that night and has remained in jail on a $500,000 cash bond — a bond his attorney Ryan Krupp argued was unusually high for the charges.
A screenshot of surveillance video, showing the parking lot of the Andy Wurm Tire and Wheel across the street from the Ferguson Police Department. An arrow has been added to indicate where Elijah Gantt is about to run into police officer Travis Brown.Â
He is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, resisting arrest, property damage and fourth-degree assault on a special victim.
Gantt has had few court appearances since his arrest. A heavily attended bond reduction hearing was set for Aug. 19, but his previous attorney waived that hearing after talking to Gantt in the courtroom.
Krupp used a status hearing last month to schedule a Dec. 12 bond reduction hearing.
Surveillance video, showing the parking lot of the Andy Wurm Tire and Wheel across the street from the Ferguson Police Department, shows the moment Elijah Gantt crashed into police officer Travis Brown during a protest. Circles and text added for clarification.
