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flag Sidney Dorsey, former DeKalb County sheriff, died in prison at 86 after being convicted of ordering the 2000 murder of Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown.

flag Sidney Dorsey, the former DeKalb County sheriff convicted in 2002 of orchestrating the 2000 murder of Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, has died in prison at age 86. flag Dorsey, who was serving a life sentence for murder, racketeering, and violating his oath, was found guilty after Brown—shot 12 times outside his Decatur home—was killed days before taking office. flag Prosecutors said Dorsey ordered the killing due to Brown’s campaign to end corruption in the sheriff’s department. flag Dorsey confessed in 2007 to directing the assassination, though he claimed he tried to stop it. flag Brown’s family, including daughter Brandy Brown, said the trauma has lasted over 25 years and expressed mixed emotions over Dorsey’s death. flag The case, which drew national attention, highlighted issues of political violence and law enforcement accountability.

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