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On December 20, 2023, Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Detroit Police Officer Juwan Marquise-Alexander Brown, 29, in connection with the fatal assault of a Daryl Vance, 71, of Detroit.

On September 1, 2023, at approximately 6:50 p.m., in front of a bowling alley in the 4100 block of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, 911 was called because Mr. Vance was disorderly. Officer Brown was dispatched to the location, and it is alleged that a verbal confrontation between he and the victim escalated, and Officer Brown punched Mr. Vance in the face, causing him to fall to the ground and hit his head on the pavement. Medics arrived on the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment. Mr. Vance remained in the hospital from September 1, 2023, until he was pronounced deceased on September 21, 2023. The Wayne County Medical Examiner determined Mr. Vance's death was caused by from blunt force trauma to his head from the punch.

Juwan Marquise Alexander Brown was charged with Manslaughter, a 15-year felony. * Please contact the Detroit Police Department regarding Brown's employment status.

He was arraigned on December 20, 2023, in 36th District Court by Magistrate William Burton and received a $100,000 personal bond. He may not possess weapons or have contact with any witnesses.

Today, 36th District Court Judge Kenneth King dismissed the case at the preliminary examination citing insufficient evidence to bind over the case to the trial court.

"The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office respectfully disagrees with the Court's decision and will be appealing the dismissal of the charges," said Assistant Prosecutor Maria Miller.

*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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