“Trump pardons two police officers convicted of killing a black man Donald Trump pardons two Washington police officers convicted of killing 20-year-old Karon Hilton-Brown 2020. This decision followed the pardon of 1,500 participants in the storming of the Capitol.”, — write on: unn.ua
In September 2024, Terence Sutton Jr. was sentenced to 66 months in prison and Andrew Zabowski was sentenced to 48 months in prison for “an unauthorized police pursuit resulting in a confrontation on October 23, 2020, resulting in the death of Karon Hilton -Brown, 20, in Northwest Washington, D.C.” – the Ministry of Justice announced last year. The police officers remain at large pending the outcome of their appeals.
The Metropolitan Police Department said Sutton, who is in his late 40s, and Zabowski, who is in his 50s, are being held “indefinitely without custody pending our administrative process.”
The D.C. Police Union has petitioned for clemency for the two officers.
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After taking office on Monday, Trump pardoned about 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the US Capitol four years ago on January 6, 2021. Among those pardoned were those who attacked police officers.