UPDATE: Dublin gang members sentenced to life plus 410 years for double murder, AG Carr says

Two Dublin gang members have been sentenced to life in prison plus 410 years each for a 2024 double murder that also injured five others, according to a news release from Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr.

UPDATE (4/23/25): –  Two Dublin gang members have been sentenced to life in prison plus 410 years each for a 2024 double murder that also injured five others, according to a news release from Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr.

On Monday, the Superior Court of Laurens County sentenced Jaswain Bell following his conviction earlier this month. Bell and co-defendant Quintez Mercer, both members of the Money Power Loyalty (MPL) gang, were found guilty on April 8 after a 12-day jury trial.

According to the release, Bell and Mercer opened fire on a crowd while driving through a residential area of Dublin on March 31, 2024. The shooting killed 24-year-old Sacred Brown and 23-year-old Miyori Ellington and left five others injured. Authorities say the attack targeted a rival gang member.

Bell was convicted on charges including two counts of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, eight counts of aggravated assault, five counts of aggravated battery and 11 violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. He was also convicted on multiple weapons charges, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Mercer was sentenced immediately after the April 8 verdict. He faced nearly identical charges, including 12 violations of the gang statute.

“We’re grateful to the Court for handing down the maximum sentence in this case,” Carr said. “It sends the message that if you are engaged in violent gang activity in this state, we are coming for you.”

Carr’s Gang Prosecution Unit has now secured convictions against 13 members of MPL, including the gang’s founder and three of its leaders. The gang is affiliated with the 1831 Pirus and Rollin’ 20s Neighborhood Bloods.

UPDATE (4/3/24): The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested and charged three people in connection with the double homicide in Dublin on March 21.

The following people were arrested:

• Kyndall Xavier Ashante Brazeal, age 22, of Rentz, GA. Brazeal was arrested and charged on Monday, April 1, 2024, with 2 counts of Party to a Crime of Felony Murder, 7 counts of Party to the Crime of Aggravated Assault, and Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention (a) and (b).
• Jaswain Martwain Bell, age 23, of Dublin, GA. Bell was arrested and charged on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, with 2 counts of Felony Murder, 7 counts of Aggravated Assault , 7 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, 7 counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention (a), (b) and (d).
• Quintez Dewayne Mercer, age 27, of East Dublin, GA. Mercer was arrested and charged on Wednesday April 3, 2024, with 2 counts of Felony Murder, 7 counts of Aggravated Assault , 7 counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, 7 counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention (a), (b) and (d).

The GBI says all three people were booked into the Laurens County Jail, but a sheriff’s office spokesperson says only Bell and Mercer are in custody there. The spokesperson did not say where Brazeal was taken.

One victim remains in the hospital and is in stable condition.

ORIGINAL STORY (4/1/24):

DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The GBI is investigating a double homicide that happened in Dublin over the weekend.

On Sunday, at about 2:20 a.m., the Dublin Police Department requested the GBI’s assistance in the investigation.

The preliminary investigation indicates that at about 2:05 a.m., the Dubin Police Department was dispatched to the 500 block of West Avenue in Dublin in reference to a shooting.

Police say a vehicle stopped near the incident location and people inside the vehicle fired multiple shots.

Several people were shot, including 23-year old Miyori Ellington of Dublin and 24-year-old Sacred Brown of Dublin, who both died at the scene.

Five other victims were also shot and were treated at the hospital.

Currently, four people are still in the hospital.

Police have made no arrests.

The investigation is active and ongoing and anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the GBI regional investigative office in Eastman at 478-374-6988 or the Dublin Police Department at (478) 275-0803.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once complete, the investigation will be given to the Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.