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If there is one person that has been forgotten in the Michael Brown case, it’s his friend Dorian Johnson, the closest witness to his shooting by former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.

Johnson, whose full grand jury testimony has been withheld by Ferguson authorities at the request of the Justice Department, testified that Brown had his hands up and was shot dead by Wilson.

Johnson has had some good news recently though. He was hired by the city of St. Louis in a temporary position, according to the St. Louis Dispatch.

The Dispatch reports: 

Jeff Rainford, Mayor Francis Slay’s chief of staff, has confirmed that Johnson was hired under a state grant through the city’s Agency on Training and Employment, or SLATE.

 Officials said he is doing work for the city. The job, listed as a temporary position, pays about $8.50 an hour.

Rainford said Johnson met the low income eligibility requirements for the hiring.

Johnson, 22, was with Brown at Ferguson Market and Liquor when Brown stole a box of Swisher Sweets cigarillos and shoved a store employee. Johnson was walking with Brown when they were stopped in the street by Wilson.

Johnson couldn’t be reached for comment.

Officials have said Johnson will not be charged in connection with the cigarillo incident. While enrolled at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Johnson had a bench warrant issued against him on a misdemeanor theft charge.

His former attorney, former St. Louis Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr., also confirmed the employment and said Johnson had been looking for work and his happy to have a job.

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