Dorian Johnson charged with interfering with arrest

ST. LOUIS -- The friend who was with Michael Brown on the day he was shot and killed has been arrested.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police said Dorian Johnson interfered with an arrest on Wednesday sometime between 3:08 and 3:25 p.m.

Johnson and his brother Demonte, 21, were among a large group of people who were possibly armed at the 5700 block of Acme Ave., according to the incident report. The report says Demonte Johnson grabbed the arm of a police officer in an attempt to keep the officer from patting down a man with a bulge in his waistband that police believed may have been a gun.

Officers say they then tried to detain Demonte Johnson, who resisted. Dorian Johnson then approached the officer, stood close to him and yelled at him to try to keep him from arresting his brother. All three were eventually handcuffed and arrested.

Warrants have been issued for both Dorian and Demonte Johnson. Dorian Johnson was charged with resisting or interfering with an arrest. Demonte Johnson was charged with resisting or interfering with an arrest and third degree assault on a law enforcement officer.