DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The murder trial for former DeKalb County Police officer Robert Olsen - who shot and killed naked Army veteran Anthony Hill - is now in the hands of the jury.
Shortly before the jury was scheduled to leave for the day Monday, they sent a note to Judge LaTisha Dear Jackson saying they came to agreement on some of the charges but cannot come to agreement on others. Judge Dear Jackson said they can go home for the day on, but they need to report back at 9 a.m. Tuesday to continue deliberating.
On Monday, jurors asked several questions about how to decide his fate. Several were about mundane issues, such as asking for markers. However, there were two important questions:
Jurors questions
- Jurors asked in the morning if they cold find Olsen guilty of violation of oath of office but not felony murder. The judge replied that the charges are separate and they can find Olsen guilty of one and not find him guilty of another.
- Jurors asked to listen to Olsen’s interview with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) about the shooting.
Jurors came back into the courtroom to listen to the GBI interview. They showed little emotion, primarily looking down at the transcripts of the interview while it played in the courtroom. Olsen sat at the defense table, his lip trembling and silently shedding tears.
Olsen was responding to a 911 call about a possibly mentally disturbed individual who was wandering around The Heights at Chamblee apartments at approximately 1:30 p.m. on March 9, 2015. Olsen says when he arrived on scene, Hill started running at him at full speed. Olsen says he got out of his car and twice yelled, "Stop!" but Hill continued running.
Olsen shot Hill twice, killing him. The former officer said he was scared for his life.
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Hill was an Air Force veteran who had been diagnosed as a bipolar. He was off his medicine at the time of the shooting and his family says he was in the midst of a mental breakdown.
Olsen is facing six charges, including two felony murder charges, in relation to the shooting.
The testimony phase of the trial finished Thursday after the defense made a surprising move: they rested their case without calling a single witness.
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