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Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 11:10 PM Jan 2025

Trump pardons DC police officers convicted in fatal 2020 pursuit of Karon Hylton-Brown

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/

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Trump pardons DC police officers convicted in fatal 2020 pursuit of Karon Hylton-Brown (Original Post) Blue_Tires Jan 2025 OP
Yeah.. he pardons Sadistic Vicious Cha Jan 2025 #1
Guess he'll pardon George Floyd's killer next. Silent Type Jan 2025 #2
He could pardon the federal civil rights violations he was convicted on dflprincess Jan 2025 #3
I'm seriously waiting for him to pardon the El Paso Wal-Mart shooter Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #4

dflprincess

(29,135 posts)
3. He could pardon the federal civil rights violations he was convicted on
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 11:22 PM
Jan 2025

but he can't pardon the state convictions.

 

Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)
4. I'm seriously waiting for him to pardon the El Paso Wal-Mart shooter
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 11:24 PM
Jan 2025

After all, that kid WAS working with Donnie's intentions in mind...

Maybe Donnie will save that one for his last day in office 😞

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