Jury deliberating fate of accused deputy killer
Jurors are set to begin deliberations Tuesday morning in the trial for Christopher Keith Calmer, the man charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of a Monroe County deputy.
Calmer, 29, is charged with malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and single counts of aggravated battery and criminal attempt to commit murder.
If found guilty of murder, Calmer could face the death penalty.
Calmer is accused of shooting deputies Michael Norris and Jeff Wilson Sept. 13, 2014, after the deputies had been dispatched to a report of a suicidal person at Calmer’s parent’s home near Pate Road and Interstate 75. The deputies had gone to Calmer’s parents’ home after Calmer’s uncle called 911 seeking help because Calmer was suicidal.
Norris died of his wounds. Wilson survived.
Check back at macon.com and read Wednesday’s Telegraph for updates to this developing story.
Amy Leigh Womack: 478-744-4398, @awomackmacon
This story was originally published June 13, 2017 at 9:12 AM with the headline "Jury deliberating fate of accused deputy killer."