DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Editor's Note: The video used in this article is from previous coverage of this story.
A former DeKalb County Police Officer who was previously convicted of fatally shooting an Air Force veteran in 2015 has now been granted bond. This comes amid efforts to move his case up to the highest court in the state.
Robert Olsen was convicted in 2019 on charges of aggravated assault, violation of oath of public office and making false statements in the death of an unarmed, naked military veteran named Anthony Hill during a 911 response call. Olson was acquitted of felony murder in the trial and was sentenced to 20 years with the first 12 to serve in custody.
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In March this year, Olsen had his conviction overturned after the Georgia Court of Appeals agreed with arguments that the trial court made multiple errors over the "admission and treatment" of the Use of Force Policy (UFP) in DeKalb County. The Court agreed that the interpretation confused the jury and interfered with Olsen having a fair trial.
The appeals court ultimately reversed Olsen's convictions on aggravated assault and violation of oath by a public officer. But, the court also ruled that Olsen could be retried on the count of aggravated assault. It added he could not be retried for his violation of oath of public office charge because the evidence was "legally insufficient."
Following the ruling, the DeKalb County District Attorney's office promised to appeal the court's decision to Georgia's Supreme Court -- essentially leaving Olsen's case in limbo.
“We have worked tirelessly to hold Robert Olsen accountable for the death of Anthony Hill," DeKalb District Attorney Sherry Boston said in a statement to 11Alive at the time. "While we respect the Court of Appeals, we wholeheartedly disagree with their decision and will appeal this matter to the Georgia Supreme Court."
According to a filing in the DeKalb County Superior Court, once Olsen's conviction was reversed, he filed a motion to get bond. The court granted him a $50,000 bond with specific conditions, including a curfew of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., wearing an ankle monitor, reporting in-person monthly, no traveling more than 100 miles from home, surrendering his passport, no possessing any firearms and no contacting any of Anthony Hill's family.
An additional court record also showed that with the bond granted, a judged ordered Olsen be transferred from state prison where he was serving his sentence to the DeKalb County Jail as soon as possible. He is to be held there until be bonds out or there are any further orders from the court, according to the document.
Background on the Anthony Hill case
Hill was a U.S. veteran who served in the Air Force and was medically retired.
Officials said Hill was off his medication for treatment he was receiving as a result of his service in Afghanistan and was acting strangely outside his apartment complex. He worried his neighbors, who called 911, hoping to get him help. Hill was naked and unarmed when Olsen arrived. Olsen said he feared for his life and shot and killed Hill.
The news of the overturned convictions was especially weighty for Hill's family as his sister, Tamara Giummo, told 11Alive's Cody Alcorn that they were told via a phone call three days after the ninth anniversary of his death.
"He was supposed to have help, and this happened to him," she said.
Giummo said that she did not agree with the overturned convictions and said back in March that she was speaking with the district attorney's office.
"We will be there through it all to fight for justice for Tony," Giummo said.
It is currently unknown whether Oslen will bond out and, if so, when.