AJC Deja News: Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown's murder in 2000 shocked DeKalb

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AJC Deja News: Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown's murder in 2000 shocked DeKalb

Photos: DeKalb sheriff-elect Derwin Brown was assassinated on the evening of Dec. 15, 2000, shocking the metro Atlanta law community as well as those who voted for the reform candidate.

Derwin Brown, DeKalb County Sheriff-elect, greeted well-wishers at his election victory party in Stone Mountain on Aug. 8, 2000. (KENT D. JOHNSON/AJC File)

Dec. 16, 2000 -- A DeKalb crime scene investigator looks for evidence near the driveway where Sheriff elect Derwin Brown was gunned down the night before. (Cathy Seith / AJC File)

Dec. 18, 2000 -- DeKalb County Police were stationed outside Derwin Brown's home after his murder. (Renee Hannans / AJC File).

Randy Ogletree, a friend of DeKalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, looks sadly over the scene where Brown was gunned down. Brown's home is in the background on the right, with red bows. (Cathy Seith / AJC File)

A crime scene investigator looks for evidence near the driveway where Brown was shot to death. (Cathy Seith / AJC File)

A stuffed bear wearing a graduation cap and gown sits outside the Decatur, Ga., home of DeKalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000. Brown, who was to be sworn in as the county's new sheriff the following Monday and had just graduated from a sheriff's orientation course, was gunned down in his driveway Friday evening, Dec. 15, in what police called an ambush. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

June 1998 -- Lt. Derwin Brown confronts DeKalb Commissioner Ken Davis (left) regarding an issue over union dues deductions from paychecks. (Renee Hannans / AJC File)

Dec. 21, 2000 -- Police officers salute the coffin of slain DeKalb County Sheriff elect Derwin Brown as the motorcade enters Dawn Memorial Park. (DAVID TULIS / AJC File)

Dec. 21, 2000 -- An honor guard fires a salute to slain DeKalb County Sheriff elect Derwin Brown, at Dawn Memorial Park. (DAVID TULIS / AJC File)

Nov. 2001 -- The grave marker of DeKalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, who was killed three days before taking office, at the Dawn Memorial Park near Glenwood Rd. and I-285. (RICH ADDICKS / AJC File)

Nov. 30, 2001 -- Former Dekalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey (center left) is surrounded by heavy guard after his arrest earlier in the morning. He and Melvin Walker (far right in orange shirt) and David Ramsey (not pictured) were all arrested and charged with murder in the death of former Dekalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown. (John Spink / AJC )

Dec. 1998 -- DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey poses in front of the county jail on Memorial Drive. (Renee Hannans / AJC File)

Jan. 2002 -- Melvin Walker (left) and David Ramsey (right) wait in DeKalb Superior Court to be arraigned for charges in the Derwin Brown murder. (Renee Hannans / AJC File)

July 2002 -- Phyllis Brown, widow of slain DeKalb Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, is visibly shaken as defendant Sidney Dorsey is found guilty to a charge of murder in an Albany courtroom. (Kimberly Smith/staff)

July 2002 -- Former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey (left), found guilty for the murder of DeKalb Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, and also convicted on 11 counts of racketeering, exits the Albany courtroom where he was tried as his defense Attorney Brian Steel (center) looks on. (Renee Hannans / AJC File).

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Derwin Brown, DeKalb County Sheriff-elect, greeted well-wishers at his election victory party in Stone Mountain on Aug. 8, 2000. (KENT D. JOHNSON/AJC File)

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