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| Ex-sheriff on trial for allegedly ordering death of man who won election |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 06/19/2002 |
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A former Atlanta-area sheriff accused of ordering the assassination of his successor went on trial on murder charges Monday for what prosecutors called a power-mad grab for his old job. A lawyer for former DeKalb County sheriff Sidney Dorsey countered in his opening statement that the two hit men hatched the ambush themselves, and Dorsey had nothing to do with it. Derwin Brown was gunned down in his driveway on Dec. 15, 2000, three days before he was to take office. He had beaten Dorsey in a hotly contested election months earlier on a vow to clean up corruption in the sheriff's department. District Attorney Ken Hodges told the jury that Dorsey ordered the killing in hopes of forcing a special election. Dorsey, 63, could get life in prison without parole if convicted. Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty. Dorsey is also accused of racketeering in the sheriff's department. Hodges told the jury that Dorsey accepted bribes and demanded sex from a female bonding agent, ordered deputies to work for his private security company at taxpayer expense and used deputies to run family errands. The murder case against Dorsey is based almost entirely on the testimony of his former associates Patrick Cuffy and Paul Skyers, who were given immunity in exchange for their testimony. Cuffy and Skyers have said they carried out the murder with two other men, David Ramsey and alleged triggerman Melvin Walker, on orders from Dorsey. In January, a jury acquitted Ramsey and Walker of all charges. Cuffy was a low-wage jailer looking for a promotion and Skyers hoped to get a job in the sheriff's department, Steel said. They killed Brown in hopes of improving their job prospects, he said. DeKalb County medical examiner Gerald Gowitt testified Monday that at least 16 bullets were fired at Brown, and 12 hit him. The trial was moved from Decatur to Albany, 150 miles south because of heavy pretrial publicity. |
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