Man accused of killing valet in 2023 enters plea in light of court date

ATLANTA – Randy King, who is accused of fatally shooting a man outside a Buckhead nightclub in September 2023, has pleaded not guilty to murder.

The victim, Harrison R. Olvey, 25, was working as a valet when he reportedly tried to stop several men, including King, from breaking into a car on the 2400 block of Piedmont Road NE in the early morning hours of Sept. 3. 2023.

Olvey was shot by one of the men, whom Atlanta police later identified as Randy King, 22.

After being on the run for several weeks, King was arrested after his family reported him.

Olvey's mother, Autumn Ernst, told FOX 5 Atlanta she hopes her son's killer stays behind bars for life.

“He must remain in prison forever and never leave a prison again,” Ernst said.

King's mother, who did not give her name, defended her son in an interview with FOX 5 Atlanta. She admitted that her son may have been involved in the car break-ins, but denied that he was the shooter.

“Do you have solid footage of my son shooting the victim so you can say, 'Oh, he's guilty?'” she said. “They're playing him out here in public and saying, 'Oh, he's guilty, he deserves it.' He just deserves a fair chance.”

King's trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 9, according to Olvey's family.