A former DeKalb County police officer will spend years on house arrest for the deadly shooting of a man inside a Stone Mountain home.
On Wednesday, 32-year-old Russell Mathis entered a negotiated Alford plea to the charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct. An Alford plea allows a defendant to maintain his or her innocence while acknowledging that the evidence the prosecution had would likely end with a conviction.
According to prosecutors, Mathis and another officer responded to a call about a stolen car that was found parked in the driveway of a home on Autumn Crest Court on Nov. 4, 2022…