Post by pavel on Jan 26, 2016 18:30:05 GMT -6
A DeKalb County police officer turned in his badge late Monday, four days after he was indicted on murder charges in the shooting death of an unarmed civilian.
Robert Olsen, who joined the department eight years ago after a career as nutritionist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, resigned while still under an internal investigation, DeKalb Police Maj. Stephen Fore said.
“In all likelihood he would’ve been terminated,” Fore said.
Olsen, 53, is the first Georgia law enforcement officer in more than six years to face criminal prosecution for shooting a citizen, according to an investigation by The AJC and Channel 2 Action News.
A DeKalb grand jury indicted Olsen on a total of six charges Thursday in the March 9 shooting of Anthony Hill: two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, two counts of violating oath of office and making a false statement.
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/indicted-dekalb-officer-resigns-under-pressure/nqCkb/
Robert Olsen, who joined the department eight years ago after a career as nutritionist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, resigned while still under an internal investigation, DeKalb Police Maj. Stephen Fore said.
“In all likelihood he would’ve been terminated,” Fore said.
Olsen, 53, is the first Georgia law enforcement officer in more than six years to face criminal prosecution for shooting a citizen, according to an investigation by The AJC and Channel 2 Action News.
A DeKalb grand jury indicted Olsen on a total of six charges Thursday in the March 9 shooting of Anthony Hill: two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, two counts of violating oath of office and making a false statement.
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/indicted-dekalb-officer-resigns-under-pressure/nqCkb/