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Two suspended officers from Washington, DC, have been found guilty of charges related to the death of a 20-year-old man during a police chase in 2020, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a news release Wednesday. Suspended Metropolitan Police Department officer Terence Sutton, 38, was convicted of second-degree murder, conspiracy to obstruct and obstruction of justice in the death of Karon Hylton-Brown. Suspended Lt.
Andrew Zabavsky, 54, was found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct and obstruct justice, the statement said. on their emergency lights and attempting to stop traffic, CNN previously reported citing an allegation. That started a police chase that spanned more than 10 blocks and at times sped “at more than twice the residential speed limit,” the indictment says. Officers followed Hylton-Brown into an alley, and as he was exiting the alley, he was struck by an oncoming civilian vehicle, CNN reported.
Karon Hylton-Brown Age
Karon Hylton-Brown is 20 years old.
Karon Hylton-Brown Cause of Death
Hylton-Brown suffered severe head trauma and died two days later from his injuries, CNN previously reported. A jury found that Sutton “caused the death of Mr. Hylton-Brown by driving a police vehicle without regard” to his safety, according to the statement Wednesday. The jury also found that Sutton and Zabavsky “conspired” to withhold details about the deadly crash from Metropolitan Police Department officials.
In a statement to CNN, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said: “Since the beginning of this process, MPD has supported the thorough and independent review process conducted by the United States Attorney’s Office. We trust our judicial system, and we trust that the jury considered all the facts, deliberated carefully, and reached a fair decision.”
Contee said the police department will complete an internal investigation into Hylton-Brown’s death now that all criminal proceedings are over. “Both Sutton and Zabavsky have been on indefinite suspension without pay during these proceedings,” Contee added.
Sutton faces a maximum of 40 years in prison on the second-degree murder charge. Both Sutton and Zabavsky face a maximum of 20 years on the obstruction of justice charge and five years on the conspiracy charge.
No sentencing date has yet been scheduled for either Sutton or Zabavsky, according to the news release. CNN reached out to Sutton’s attorney, J. Michael Hannon, but did not receive a response. CNN is trying to reach a lawyer for Zabavsky.
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