CNN reported late Tuesday that Chief Thomas Jackson is expected to step down from the Ferguson Police Department as soon as next week. The chief and city mayor deny the report.
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson, center, on Aug. 15.
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The network cited unnamed government officials as saying that Jackson would step down, after which city officials plan to ask the St. Louis County Police Department to take over law enforcement in Ferguson.
However, St. Louis County Police spokesman Brian Schellman told BuzzFeed News Tuesday that his department had not heard about Jackson leaving his job, or about potentially taking over law enforcement in Ferguson.
A Ferguson police dispatcher also told BuzzFeed News Tuesday night that she had not heard anything about Jackson leaving his post. She was unable to point to anyone who had information about a possible resignation.
The city's police department also tweeted Tuesday that no resignation was in the works:
In September, Jackson told CNN he would not step down and added that "this is mine, and I'm taking ownership of it."
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