Eric Wayne Martin, 50, was shot to death at a home on Sugar Valley Road in Cartersville, Georgia, on Sunday, March 29, 2020. A witness at the scene reported that 73-year-old stepfather Gary Thomas Posey entered a bedroom, retrieved a firearm, announced an intent to kill Martin, and then three to four shots were fired. Martin was found with multiple gunshot wounds; Posey was also found at the scene with a gunshot wound to his stomach.

Posey was arrested and charged with murder under the family violence act and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. A bond was set at $250,000 in April 2020. Court records later show both charges were recorded as not guilty on May 13, 2021, and Posey was released that day; the records do not include details explaining that disposition.

Does anyone have additional information about what happened that night or about the court proceedings that followed?