CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Detectives with the Charlottesville Police Department have obtained arrest warrants for Sidney Montcellus Stinnie of Charlottesville in connection to the April 9 homicide of DeQwane Brown. The 31-year-old was fatally shot while sitting in his car near the intersection of 12th Street and Rosser Avenue in Charlottesville’s Venable neighborhood.  The charges include the following:

  • 18.2-32 – Second Degree Murder
  • 18.2-53.1 – Use or Display of a Firearm in Commission of a Felony
  • 18.2-308.2 – Violent Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Mr. Stinnie has not been taken into custody and is considered armed. Anyone with knowledge of Sidney Stinnie’s location or any information related to the incident is asked to call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (434) 977-4000.