Ebutsheni bowe-1990, umfazi wangaphambili wakhala, uMia Fairwow, wazama ukohlwaya uMlawuli wesityalo ngasinye. I-MIA ibhengeze ubundlobongela obuphathelele kwezesondo kwintombazana yakhe eneminyaka esixhenxe ubudala i-DYLAN. Nangona kunjalo, enkundleni, umtshutshisi akazange aqalise umbandela, nangona, ehamba, ephawula ukuba iAllen "ifanele ivalelwe."
Kunyaka ophelileyo, lo mtshutshisi, uFrank Mako, okokuqala wadibana nomntu omdala uDylan kwaye wathetha ngesigqibo sakhe malunga ne-allen. Kwifilimu yoxwebhu allen v. I-Makof dako baxelele ukuba kutheni engafuni kuphele i-Allen ngo-1993.
Ngokutsho kwakhe, ngexesha lophando lwetyala le-allen, wafumana isilumkiso esivela kwigosa eliphakamileyo labantu "lokuqesha abacuphi babucala bazame ukuzama ukumyeka kuye nabanye abatshutshisi."
UMaco kwakhona wathi xa wayezama ukuthetha neDylan malunga nesigameko, wabaleka "ukusondela ngokupheleleyo." Uvaliwe ngokupheleleyo. Ngeli xesha wayebuthathaka kwaye wenzakala, kwaye ndandisazi ukuba akanakuba lingqina elilungileyo. Ndandisazi ukuba uyaphilisa. Kwaye andifuni kuphazamisa ukubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo, "utshilo umtshutshisi. Uye waphawula ukuba ukuba iDylan encinci ayikwazanga ukunikela ubungqina kwaye ivaliwe ngexesha lobungqina, ijaji inokuvakalisa i-Allen.
UFrank uthe ekugqibeleni ndagqiba kwelokuba ndinganikezeli imvume yokubanjwa kuka-Allen ukuba ndilondoloze i-dylan evela ekuthambekeni kwetyala. Nangona kunjalo, waphawula ukuba amapolisa eLizwe aqokelela ubungqina obukhulu bokubulela iAllen kulwaphulo-mthetho.
Kwincoko enoDylan Mako wamxelela: "Musani ukuzibeka ityala. Ungumntwana. Ukuba loo nto, nditsho. Ndasamkela esi sigqibo. Ungahlala undikhomba wathi: Lo mtshutshisi akazange aphume kwityala lolwaphulo-mthetho. " Emva koko, uDylan wathi kwisiqabu: "Ndidinga ukuyiva."