Woman linked to social media post suggesting Ferguson grand jury leaks denies sending tweet
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A St. Louis County woman is denying she posted a claim on Twitter that a member of a grand jury told her the panel lacked evidence to prosecute the Ferguson police officer who killed 18-year-old Michael Brown.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (bit.ly/1rQTWsG ) reports that Susan M. Nichols of Affton said Thursday that her Twitter account was hacked.
A tweet posted Wednesday under Nichols' name suggested that a friend serving on the grand jury reviewing Brown's shooting said the panel lacked evidence to warrant criminal charges against the officer.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nichols told the newspaper she had "talked to the authorities" about the matter.
County prosecutors said Wednesday they were reviewing the report.
A spokesman for Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch could not be reached for comment Thursday by The Associated Press, and Nichols declined to comment.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com