密苏里州州长杰伊·尼克松今天签署行政命令，向弗格森部署国民警卫队，希望平息18岁的迈克尔·布朗遇害后爆发的骚乱。周日晚上，**者再次与警方发生冲突，当局试图执行尼克松上周末实施的午夜宵禁。和上周一样，全副武装的圣路易斯县警察向周日晚上**在一起的一群**者投掷催泪瓦斯，恐吓一些记者，并威胁逮捕他们。警方指控**者开枪、抢劫，并用***袭击警察，尽管这些说法受到质疑，许多人批评警方的反应严重不成比例。

尼克松在星期一早上发表的一份声明中说，他命令密苏里州国民警卫队前往圣路易斯郊区，恢复“和平与秩序”，谴责“越来越多有组织的个人的暴力犯罪行为”。尼克松的完整声明如下。

Tonight, a day of hope, prayers, and peaceful protests was marred by the violent criminal acts of an organized and growing number of individuals, many from outside the community and state, whose acti*** are putting the residents and businesses of Ferguson at risk.  I join the people of Ferguson, and all Missourians, in strongly condemning this criminal activity that included firing upon law enforcement officers, shooting a civilian, throwing Molotov cocktails, looting, and a coordinated attempt to block roads and overrun the Unified Command Center.  These violent acts are a disservice to the family of Michael Brown and his memory, and to the people of this community who yearn for justice to be served, and to feel safe in their own homes. Given these deliberate, coordinated and intensifying violent attacks on lives and property in Ferguson, I am directing the highly capable men and women of the Missouri National Guard to assist Colonel Ron Replogle and the Unified Command in restoring peace and order to this community.