VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Wesley Bell On Running For St. Louis County Prosecutor, Criminal Justice Reform In Missouri

In an exclusive interview with uPolitics.com, Bell — a University of Missouri Law School graduate — explained his platform and the state of St. Louis County’s laws and politics. He described what was going through his mind when he was a city councilman in Ferguson, Missouri during the November 2014 riots that followed a grand jury’s decision to not indict Darren Wilson, a police officer who had fatally shot and killed black teenager Michael Brown three months prior. In August, 43-year-old Bell defeated incumbent prosecutor Robert McCulloch by more than 13 points in a Democratic primary for prosecutor in St. Louis County. His victory was huge, as McCulloch had served in the role for 27 years or seven terms.