Veterans nonprofit to hold rally after man given bond in DeKalb Co. shooting death of former soldier

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — In March, a former DeKalb County Police officer, who was convicted after shooting an killing a mentally ill veteran, had his conviction overturned.

Facing a new trial, a court announced Robert Chip Olsen, accused of killing the unarmed and naked Anthony Hill in 2015, was awarded a bond.

Due to the awarding of bond to Olsen, a nonprofit group called Justice 4 Veterans said it would be holding a news briefing Friday morning in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur.

As previously reported by Channel 2 Action News, Olsen was sentenced in 2019 to 20 years, with 12 year to be served in prison, though he was not convicted of murder. Hill was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was fatally shot on March 9, 2015.

The Justice 4 Veteran briefing is expected to happen at 11 a.m.

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