DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The former DeKalb County police officer who shot and killed a naked military veteran appeared in court Friday morning.
Robert Olsen shot Anthony Hill in March 2015. Hill was naked and unarmed at an apartment complex in Chamblee.%
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Olsen’s attorney wants the judge to drop the murder indictment against the former officer.
Defense attorney Don Samuel said the indictment was tainted because District Attorney Robert James had a number of office personnel in the grand jury room that shouldn’t have been there. They said that violated courtroom secrecy.
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Channel 2's Richard Elliot spoke to Hill's girlfriend about why she said it shouldn’t make a difference about who was in the courtroom.
“He just went on a ramble talking about courtroom secrecy and prejudice and I just feel like how does court room secrecy really matter in a case where you murder a naked person,” said Bridget Anderson.
The judge is expected to make a decision next week.
Hill's family says he was a U.S. Air Force veteran who struggled with mental health problems.
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