Summary

A GRAND JURY CONVENES IN ATLANTA TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF THE DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF-ELECT.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 198122
Story Slug GRAND JURY ON SHERIFF SLAYING (1/9/2001)
Location DEKALB County, GEORGIA
Format PKG-NT
Date 01/09/2001
Archive Time 40:01
TRT :52
Supers Dekalb County, GA Aungelique Proctor, Reporting
Video Description SHOT OF BUILDING, SHOT OF DOOR, SHOT OF SIGN, SHOT OF DOCUMENTS, SHOT OF WINDOWS, SHOT OF GUN, SHOT OF CRIME SCENE, PICTURE OF SUSPECT AND HIS WIFE, SHOT OF JAIL, JUDGES CHAMBERS,
Description A GRAND JURY CONVENES IN ATLANTA TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF THE DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF-ELECT.
Script LEAD: DEKALB COUNTY'S SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES ARE SITTING DOWN WITH THE DEKALB DISTRICT ATTORNEY TOM MORGAN TO SEAT A SPECIAL GRAND JURY. THEY'RE LOOKING INTO THE MURDER OF SHERIFF-ELECT DERWIN BROWN.. AND OTHER MATTERS. AUNGELIQUE PROCTOR HAS MORE. SCRIPT: Story Information: THE DEKALB COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS ASKED FOR A SPECIAL GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF SHERIFF ELECT DERWIN BROWN. TEN SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES MET AT NOON TODAY TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST. DISTRICT ATTORNEY J. TOM MORGAN ALSO IS ASKING THE SPECIAL GRAND JURY TO LOOK INTO POSSIBLE MISCONDUCT AT THE COUNTY JAIL. MORGAN ALSO WANTS THE SPECIAL PANEL TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST FORMER SHERIFF SIDNEY DORSEY AND HIS WIFE ATLANTA CITY COUNCILWOMAN SHERRY DORSEY. OTHER SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WORKERS MAY ALSO BE PART OF THE PROBE AS WELL AS THOSE WHO MAY HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. INVESTIGATORS CALL BROWN'S KILLING AN ASSASSINATION. HE WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN FRONT OF HIS HOME LAST MONTH. POLICE ARE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO FIND HIS KILLER.
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Keywords

GRAND JURY
COP KILLING
CORRUPTION
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