Charges against Phillip Brown were dropped after revelations that a police report omitted a federal officer firing at him during a traffic stop in DC.
WASHINGTON — Charges against a DC man accused of fleeing a traffic stop have been dropped after the court learned that a police report declined to mention that a federal officer had fired his gun at him.
Police reportedly pulled Phillip Brown over on Benning Road NE for having tinted windows and because he was missing a front tag.
Two DC officers and a Homeland Security agent approached his SUV when, according to police, Brown revved the engine and moved the vehicle closer to them.
The federal officer reportedly fired at the vehicle, creating a bullet hole in the windshield. Days later, a spokesperson for Brown sent WUSA photos of the damage to the vehicle, showing the windshield and two bullet holes in a passenger seat.
Police submitted two reports about the incident — one that omitted the fact that the federal officer fired at Brown’s vehicle and another that referenced the federal officer firing his gun.
The US Attorney’s Office in DC told WUSA that the matter has been referred back to DC Police’s internal affairs division.