Quinnton Eric Brown
A jury rendered a guilty verdict for first-degree murder in the 2024 killing a Germantown man Wednesday, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
After an eight-day trial, Quinnton Eric Brown, 39, was also convicted of 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. Court records listed his address as unknown .
Brown faces the possibility of life in prison without parole, plus another 135 years. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 1.
The Shooting
Prosecutors said the body of Delondre Sawyer, 35 was found with a gunshot wound to the head in a wooded area along Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg on Feb. 8, 2024. Evidence presented at trial showed that the victim and multiple defendants met earlier at an apartment in Germantown.
Delondre Sawyer
Additional evidence showed that Brown was the shooter. One co-defendant asked Sawyer to drive them to another location. While the victim was driving, Brown sat in the rear passenger seat behind Sawyer and shot the victim in the back of his head. Sawyer’s body was discarded in the woods. There were three other people, including Brown, inside the vehicle at the time of the shooting, according to prosecutors.
Sawyer’s vehicle was later seen on surveillance footage at a gas station in Gaithersburg and was eventually recovered by police in Germantown. Brown was present when the car was found, said prosecutors. The state’s attorney also said the defendants stole credit cards and a backpack from Sawyer.
The Co-defendants
Last fall, DeAngelo McRoy was found guilty of first-degree murder and other charges, according to prosecutors. A third co-defendant has pleaded guilty to accessory-after-the-fact to first-degree murder.
Photos courtesy Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office
