It’s taken four years for this trial to make it before a jury.
Lawyers gave closing arguments Thursday in the case of a former Dekalb County police officer charged with felony murder for fatally shooting Anthony Hill in 2015. Officer Robert Olsen shot the unarmed Hill as he was wandering naked around his own apartment complex during what his family says was a mental health crisis.
Prosecutors argued none of Hill’s neighbors who saw him that day believed the young U.S. Airforce veteran was a threat to them. Lead prosecutor Pete Johnson told the jury there was no reason Officer Olsen jumped straight to deadly force when he responded to 911 calls that had indicated Hill was struggling mentally.
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