Protesters march across the city after leaving the Fourth District police station following a vigil for Karon Hylton-Brown on Thursday night.

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Update: Federal prosecutors in D.C. have dismissed charges against Charles Brown, the father of Karon Hylton-Brown, after he was arrested Saturday night at protests over the death of his 20-year-old son.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. said prosecutors “no papered” the case, meaning they will not pursue charges. Charles Brown, 57, had been arrested for “assault on a police officer” and “resisting arrest.”

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Several friends and family members of Karon Hylton-Brown, including his father, were arrested during protests outside the 4th District police station Saturday night.

Hylton-Brown, 20, died in a moped crash after what police called an attempted traffic stop.

His sister, Alexis Brown, confirmed to DCist/WAMU that their father, Charles Brown, was among those arrested. She said most were released Sunday morning.

Nine total people were arrested Saturday, the fifth night of protests over Hylton-Brown’s death. Charles Brown, 57, and the eight others were arrested for assault on a police officer. Brown was also charged with resisting arrest and has been released, according to a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department. Several others face charges for throwing “missiles” — which police said were eggs.

Reports from the scene said protesters threw eggs and that officers surrounded demonstrators with bikes before making arrests.

Officer body camera footage, released last week, shows a police cruiser following Hylton-Brown at increasing speed while he rides a Revel moped. Hylton-Brown exits the alley on the 700 block of Kennedy Street NW and collides with a passenger vehicle. He died of his injuries three days later in the hospital.

Since Hylton-Brown’s death, there have been demonstrations outside the 4th District station.

His friends and family say they believe the MPD officers who chased the 20-year-old are responsible for his death. MPD says officers  tried to stop Hylton-Brown because he was not wearing a helmet. But it is against MPD policy for officers to chase vehicles unless “the suspect fleeing poses an immediate threat of death and serious bodily harm to the police or the public, or unless there is probable cause to believe the person committed a violent felony.”

The four officers who pursued Hylton-Brown have been placed on leave.

Daniella Cheslow contributed reporting.  

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