Man Sentenced To Life For Douglasville Home Invasion

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — A Douglas County man will spend life in prison after he pleaded guilty to a violent 2015 home invasion.

Quamar Rashad Brown, a three-time convicted felon, was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 20 years by Superior Court Judge William H. “Beau” McClain.

Brown pleaded guilty to armed robbery, home invasion and kidnapping at gunpoint in the October 28, 2015 incident.

On that day, Brown approached the home of his victim — a man in his mid-60s — on Blanche Drive and rang his doorbell.

When the victim answered the door, Brown posed as a salesman with vacuum cleaner parts he was offering to sell. The victim said he wasn't interested and attempted to shut the door.

But Brown wedged the door open, forced his way inside and pulled a semi-automatic handgun and held it to the victim's head, demanding money.

Brown took his wallet, with almost $400 inside along with several credit cards and an AARP card, stole the keys to the victim's Camaro and his cellphone, then forced the victim at gunpoint into a closet as the man begged for his life.

He then fled the scene of the crime in another vehicle.

Shortly afterward, Brown was pulled over by Douglas County Sheriff's deputies, who found the victim's credit cards inside the vehicle.

A search of Brown's home revealed the victim's wallet, keys and cellphone.

Investigators were able to pull fingerprints from the items Brown was pretending to sell.

And he was wearing an ankle monitor at the time due to a previous court order out of Louisiana. Investigators were able to contact the monitor company and determine that Brown was at the scene of the crime.

Senior assistant district attorney Steve Knittel, who prosecuted the case, said that due to Brown's lengthy criminal history, which includes three prior felony convictions, and the severity of his crime, the judge's sentence was an appropriate one.

In a news release, District Attorney Brian Fortner agreed.

"These kind of criminals have no place in our community. They do nothing but serve as a menace to society by kidnapping and robbing people at gunpoint in their own homes, a place that is supposed to be a person’s sanctuary," Fortner said. "Judge McClain’s sentence reflects the serious and dangerous nature of this crime and ensures no one else will have their safety and security violated by Quamar Brown."

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