‘It Was Never Our Intention’: Former D.C. Cops Accused of Cover-Up In Death Of Black Man Cry During Sentencing But Remain Free to Seek Appeal

A former Washington, D.C., police officer was sentenced to 5½ years in prison and another to four years for their roles in a 2020 chase that killed a young Black man and triggered widespread civil unrest in the nation’s capital after an attempted cover-up.Following their sentencing in federal court, former Metropolitan Police Department officer Terence Sutton, who received the longer prison term, and former Lt. Andrew Zabavsky were released on bond pending the outcome of their appeals, a process that could take several years. Both officers have been suspended without pay from the force since their indictment related to the chase that killed 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown four years ago. The deadly pursuit snaked through a 10-block area of D.C.’s Brightwood Park neighborhood for three full minutes, according to the Washington Post, citing court documents and testimony.The chase came to an abrupt end when Hylton-Brown emerged suddenly from an alley on his moped, where he slammed into a moving car.The collision hurled him through the air before his body crashed hard on the pavement, leaving him with a severe head injury that caused his death two days later.Two years later, a nine-week trial ended with Sutton’s conviction on charges of second-degree...