Clayton County deputy defends Sheriff, questions origins of federal indictment
Clayton County deputy speaks out in defense of Sheriff Hill
The deputy spoke exclusively to FOX 5 in defense of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill who has been federally indicted.
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - Lt. Joshua Guthrie still can t believe his boss, Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, has been indicted on federal civil rights violations over the use of restraint chairs at the Clayton County Jail in 2020. The deputy said he thinks it s odd considering the many other violent encounters between law enforcement officers and civilians across the country. If you just look at the George Floyd case, my understanding is that it was never handled on a federal level, just at the state level. I do believe that all of this stems from political means, said Lt. Guthrie, who s worked for the Clayton County Sheriff s Office for three years.
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Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill gets backing of civil rights organization
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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The New Order Human Rights Organization said it s standing behind Sheriff Hill. The group held a news conference Thursday to announce their support for Hill. They said they take all accusations of constitutional rights violations seriously.
But New Order officials add, their legal analysts looked at the federal indictment against Hill, and they don t believe hill violated anyone s rights.
Gerald Rose with the New Order Human Rights Organization discusses his organization s support for Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill who is facing a federal civil rights indictment on April 29, 2021.
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Authorities were searching Friday morning for an inmate who escaped from custody while being taken to a state prison and residents in neighborhoods south of Atlanta’s airport were being asked to lock their doors.
Devonte Detuan Ross slipped away from a private transport company at a QuikTrip where they had stopped to get him something to eat, Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill said. Ross should still be cuffed in the front with waist chains unless he has found a way to release them, the sheriff said.
He was being taken to prison to serve time for burglary, narcotics dealing and violating his probation.