Editor's Note -- This story has been updated with new information from the White House. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- President Donald Trump announced a full and unconditional pardon Wednesday for former Metropolitan Police Department Officer Terrance Sutton and Lieutenant Andrew Zabavksy, who had been convicted for their involvement in a man's death - and covering up the details of the fatal incident. The two had been convicted for their involvement in an unauthorized chase that ended in a fatal crash and subsequent cover-up back in 2020. 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown died from the injuries he sustained in the crash. Though they were sentenced back in September, Sutton and Zabavsky had been free pending an appeal in the case. During a press conference this week, Trump said he approved pardons for the two officers. Official grants of clemency for both Sutton and Zabavsky were issued on Wednesday evening. DC Police Union expresses ‘dismay’ over Trump pardons of Jan. 6 rioters "In fact, I'm going to be letting two officers from Washington, I believe they're from from D.C., but I just approved it. They were arrested and put in jail for five years because they went after an illegal and I guess something happened where something went wrong. They arrested the two officers to put them in jail for going after a criminal," said Trump on Tuesday. Sutton was convicted and sentenced in September to 66 months in prison in the murder of Hylton-Brown. On Oct. 23, 2020, Sutton drove an undercover police car and tried to pull over Hylton-Brown, who was driving a moped on a sidewalk without a helmet on. Hylton-Brown didn't stop and Sutton pursued him for several blocks through Northwest D.C. At the time, however, MPD policy did not allow officers to pursue individuals for traffic offenses. During the pursuit, 20-year-old Hylton-Brown was hit by another uninvolved car and died from his injuries two days later. Prosecutors say Sutton and Zabavsky agreed to cover up what he had done to prevent any further investigation into the crash and pursuit. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 2 former MPD officers found guilty in fatal 2020 pursuit Zabavsky was sentenced to 48 months behind bars for conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Following his pardon, Sutton's attorney stated, in part: Today, President Trump corrected a grave injustice. Officer Sutton was charged with murder because he followed a suspect who fled a lawful police stop and was struck by a third party vehicle. Sutton was acting on reporting from a fellow officer that the suspect had gotten into an altercation with another suspected gang member earlier that day and appeared to be driving around “looking for someone.” Yet, at trial, Sutton was not allowed to even argue that his actions were authorized and justified by his duty to enforce the law. "While we are confident that the D.C. Circuit would have reversed this conviction, we are thrilled that President Trump ended this prosecution once and for all," the attorney's statement concluded. In a statement sent to DC News Now, Zabavsky's attorney said his client extends thanks to President Trump for his decision to grant him a pardon. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Family, friends gather for Karon Hylton-Brown’s funeral Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George criticized the move. In a post on her social media, she stated the following: I’m devastated for the family and friends of Karon Hylton-Brown and everyone in our community who is still mourning his loss. I’m devastated for the community members who united and fought valiantly for justice. I am devastated that after four years of fighting for accountability, justice may be taken away. The officers convicted in this case were found guilty of second-degree murder, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice by a unanimous jury of their peers. The decision to potentially pardon their crimes puts political agenda above the integrity of our justice system and deepens the wounds of our community. Decisions like this make our communities less safe and send a dangerous message that justice can be undermined. Janeese Lewis George, D.C. Councilmember The DC Police Union said Trump's pardon "rights an incredible wrong" and that Sutton was "wrongly charged by corrupt prosecutors for doing his job." MPD acknowledged and thanked Trump's executive action. "The prosecutions of Officer Terence Sutton and Lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky were literally unprecedented. Never before, in any other jurisdiction in the country, has a police officer been charged with second-degree murder for pursuing a suspect," MPD stated, in part. DC News Now made multiple efforts to reach out to Hylton-Brown's family for comment. We were not able to reach them.