DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A DeKalb County grand jury has reindicted a former police officer in the shooting death of a Stone Mountain man inside his home nearly three years ago.

Russell Mathis, 32, of Tucker, was indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct in the Nov. 4, 2022, killing of 37-year-old Marando Salmon.

Russell Mathis reindicted

The backstory:

Authorities said Mathis and another officer were investigating a stolen car found in the driveway of a home on Autumn Crest Court when they knocked on the front door. The door swung open and the officers entered.

As they cleared the house, Mathis opened the door to a dark upstairs bedroom and encountered Salmon, who was sitting on his bed. Investigators said Salmon threw a cell phone, which Mathis believed was

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