DeLand police were trying to pull 38-year-old Marlon Brown over in the early morning hours of May 8, when he led them to a dead-end lot.
Brown got out of the car to run, which was the same time Officer James Harris pulled around another police cruiser. Harris pinned Brown under his car.
After two days of testimony, a Voluisa County Grand Jury made a decision not to issued an indictment against Officer Harris.
State Attorney R.J. Larizza announced that decision in a Tuesday afternoon press conference. “There will be no criminal charges regarding the death of Marlon Brown.”
Officer James Harris was a probationary officer when he ran over and killed Marlon Brown.
DeLand's police chief decided Harris' actions were a violation of department policy and fired him May 31.
Nearly three months later, the city's insurance company reached a settlement with Marlon Brown's family, in which the family received more than half million dollars.
Krystal Brown, Marlon Brown's ex-wife, and their two children watched as State Attorney Larizza made the announcement concerning the Grand Jury.
While a condition of the settlement is that the family pursue no further legal actions against the city, Krystal Brown says they're not done with their legal fight.
“Against the city. Yes. Against the city. But we are still fighting for charges against the officer,” Brown said. She also said she is not ruling out pursuing civil charges against the former officer.
DeLand's Police Chief Bill Ridgway has said very little throughout the case. He now says his department is taking a closer look at how they do business.
“The last thing we want is any agency, ours included, to ever have a tragedy like this," Ridgway said. "Because regardless of any criminal charges, a person's life was lost and that's always a tragedy.”
The State Attorney's office has released about five boxes of redacted reports and other evidence.
But not the dashcam video. That's something Krystal Brown wants to see.
“God forbid it does show Marlon running in front of a car and getting hit," Brown said. "If that is it, then we accept that. We will accept that. But we, as a family, we as a community, we have to fight for justice.”
Since it involved a death, the State Attorney cannot release that video without a judge's approval.
But according to the autopsy report, which was released Tuesday, the video was reviewed by the medical examiner.
The report states it appeared Brown was having difficulty running through the uneven ground, slipped and fell just as Officer Harris' car came to a stop.