Conviction(s) July 2002 | Name Sidney Dorsey | |
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Occupation Law enforcement official, first African-American sherriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, 1996-2000 Criminal charge Conspiracy to commit murder of Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, a DeKalb County police officer and challenger in 2000 electionracketeering and violation of oath of office of elected officialtheft by taking of oath of office of elected officialseveral charges of theft by taking of oath of office of elected official Criminal penalty Life without parole for the conspiracy to commit murder conviction23 years added for the racketeering and violation of oath of officeconcurrent 10-15 sentences for the theft by taking of oath of office charges Spouse Sherry Dorsey (m. 1954–2006) People also search for Derwin Brown, Sherry Dorsey, Wayne Williams | ||
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Sidney Dorsey (born February 23, 1940, in Atlanta, Georgia) served as sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia from 1996 to 2000. Dorsey was the first African-American to serve as sheriff of DeKalb County, and was married to Atlanta city councilwoman Sherry Dorsey (1954–2006). When he was defeated in a 2000 runoff by challenger Derwin Brown, he arranged the murder of Brown.
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- Court tv tru tv sidney dorsey murder interview on fred graham show w james r wronko
- Court TVTru Tv Sidney Dorsey Murder interview on Fred Graham Show w James R Wronko
- Derwin Brown murder case
- Atlanta Child Murders Task Force
- References
Court TV/Tru Tv: Sidney Dorsey Murder, interview on Fred Graham Show w/ James R. Wronko
Derwin Brown murder case
On July 10, 2002, Dorsey was convicted of ordering Brown's assassination in order to obstruct Brown's expected probe into corruption occurring in the DeKalb County sheriff's office during Dorsey's term. Superior Court Judge Cynthia Becker sentenced Dorsey to life on the murder conviction, an additional 23 years on racketeering and violation of oath of office Conviction(s), and concurrent sentences ranging from 10 to 15 years on his several convictions of theft by taking of the oath of office of an elected official. Dorsey is currently held in Georgia State Prison.
In 2007, it was reported that Dorsey allegedly confessed to his part in the ordering of the hit on Brown out of bitterness of having been defeated by him in the local County Sheriff's election. However, he claimed that he had attempted to abort the assassination plot prior to Brown's murder, but was unsuccessful.
Atlanta Child Murders Task Force
While serving as sheriff, Dorsey was also a member of the task force dedicated to re-examining the case of Wayne Williams, who was convicted of child murder. Dorsey, along with various individuals including relatives of the victims, expressed public skepticism regarding Williams's culpability in the murders. Dorsey is quoted as stating: "Most people who are aware of the child murders believe as I do that Wayne Williams did not commit these crimes". Williams was identified as the key suspect in the Atlanta Child Murders that occurred between 1979 and 1981. In January 1982, he was found guilty of the murder of two adult men. Dorsey, as an Atlanta homicide detective, supervised the first search of Williams' home in 1981.