Georgia’s highest court has reversed a lower court ruling that dismissed indictments against six former jail officers who had been charged in the death of a man held at the Fulton County Jail.

Judge Robert McBurney, presiding officer, judge member–Fulton County Superior Court. (Photo: John Disney/ALM) Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney (Photo: John Disney/ALM)

Antonio May, 32, died on Sept. 11, 2018, after the officers beat and pepper-sprayed him and repeatedly used a stun gun on him, the unanimous Georgia Supreme Court opinion released Wednesday says. They were each indicted on charges including felony murder.

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