A former Georgia cop who entered a Black man’s home without a warrant in 2022 and shot him to death was spared prison time by a judge in February 2026.
Russell Mathis, a former DeKalb County police officer, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for shooting 37-year-old Marando Salmon while he was sleeping.
Mathis was sentenced to two years of house arrest followed by eight years of probation. He will not be required to wear an ankle monitor during house arrest. The shooting was recorded on body cameras, but the footage has not been released despite requests from Salmon’s family…