The shooter was convicted in the death of a man who was found in the woods over a year ago.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A Maryland man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Germantown man.
The sentencing
On Friday, Aug. 7, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County sentenced DeAngelo McRoy to life in prison, suspending all but 30 years to serve, and five years of supervised probation upon release.
He was convicted of murder following a 12-day trial for a body found in the woods over a year ago.
McRoy was already in police custody for unrelated charges when he was served with warrant papers for killing 35-year-old Delondre Sawyer.
Victim shot in the head
On Feb. 8, officers with the Montgomery County Department of Police found the body of 35-year-old Delondre Levert Sawyer on Games Preserve Road, sparking an investigation.
Sawyer had been shot in the back of the head the day before. He was sitting behind the wheel when he was shot. His body was then left in the woods.
After dumping Sawyer’s body, the suspects took his car. It was later seen on surveillance footage at a gas station near the 700 block of Progress Way in Gaithersburg, then later recovered by police in Germantown.
According to police, there were three other people inside the car at the time of the shooting.
The other suspects
On March 5, 2024, Alicia Carson-Brown was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact, first-degree murder, and motor vehicle/unlawful taking. She pleaded guilty.
The following day, police picked up Quinnton Brown and charged him with first-degree murder, armed carjacking, armed robbery, and more.
Quinnton Brown was convicted by a jury on charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed carjacking, conspiracy to commit armed carjacking, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and illegal possession of a firearm. The jury returned its verdict in his case on July 8.
Quinnton Brown faces the potential of life in prison without parole plus an additional 135 years. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 1.