Trump pardons DC police officers convicted in fatal 2020 pursuit of Karon Hylton-Brown [View all]

[Blue_Tires]

Trump has pardoned two D.C. police officers who were convicted after one chased a man riding a moped, which ultimately led to his death, and the other helped cover it up.

In an executive order on Wednesday, Trump granted a “full and unconditional pardon” to Lt. Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton.

In October of 2020, Sutton pursued 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, who was violating traffic laws by riding a rental scooter without a helmet and on a sidewalk. According to the Justice Department, Sutton followed Hylton-Brown down a narrow alleyway without his lights or siren on and purposefully sped up behind him.

Hylton-Brown was struck by another uninvolved car as he drove out of the alley. He died in a local hospital two days later.

https://wtop.com/dc/2025/01/two-dc-police-officers-may-receive-a-pardon-after-convictions-related-to-a-murder-while-on-duty/