Life Sentence Plus 20 Years for Defendant in 2022 Red Roof Inn Murder

Per the Office of the Montgomery County State’s Attorney: In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, the Honorable Karla Smith has sentenced defendant Sergey Danshin, 35, of Rockville, to life in prison plus an additional 20 years. The sentencing hearing was held earlier this week on Wednesday, May 3^rd, 2023. Danshin was convicted by a jury on January 13^th, 2023, of first-degree murder and related handgun charges for the death of 39-year-old Javier Gonzalez-Mena.

On June 22^nd, 2022, Danshin and co-defendant, Micah Clemons, 33, of Virginia, knocked on the door of a room at the Red Roof Inn along the 16000 block of Shady Grove Road in Rockville, where victim, Gonzalez-Mena, had been staying. After an initial confrontation, Danshin left the area of the room, only to return several minutes later to ambush Gonzalez-Mena.  Danshin then fatally shot Gonzalez-Mena. Gonzalez-Mena’s girlfriend was holding his hand as he was shot and fell to the ground. Danshin ordered her to come to a waiting get-away car where he removed a facial covering that he was wearing and revealed his identity. The two were known to each other. As soon as Gonzalez-Mena’s girlfriend had the opportunity, she called 911. Danshin and Clemons were arrested along with the driver of the getaway car, Willman Quintanilla, 44, of Boyds.

Assistant State’s Attorneys James Dietrich and Gabe Carrera prosecuted this case. Co-defendant, Micah Clemons, pleaded guilty on 1/13/23 to first-degree assault and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He was sentenced by Judge Smith on 4/21/23 to 15 years suspend all but 5 years to serve and 5 years of supervised probation upon release.Co-defendant, Willman Quintanilla, pleaded guilty on 1/3/23 to accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. He was sentenced by Judge Smith on 3/10/23 to 10 years suspend all but 4 years to serve and 5 years of supervised probation upon release.