Darren Wilson Lost His Job, But Thats Not The Only Thing Hes Losing Mayor James Knowles announced on Sunday According to ABC News, that Darren Wilson will not get a payout of any sort including any type of benefits from Ferguson, Though the grand jury decided not to indict Wilson earlier that week for the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, citing a lack of evidence that the former Ferguson cop did anything wrong. Still Officer Darren Wilson announced his resignation from the Ferguson Police Department on Saturday. Officer Darren Wilson will not receive a severance package after resigning from the force. Officer Wilson cited concerns for the safety of other officers on the force, he mention it as his main motivation for stepping down. 