Sheriff removed from peace office position after violating civil rights
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has been stripped of his law enforcement certification following a civil rights violation conviction.
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Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has been stripped of his law enforcement certification following a civil rights violation conviction.
The prosecution and defense presented their closing arguments Friday morning.
Testimony began Thursday in the trial of suspended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill.
"If his name weren't Victor Hill, your honor, we wouldn't be here," defense attorney Lynsey Barron said in a hearing on a request to dismiss the indictment.
ATLANTA (AP) — The use of a restraint chair by an Atlanta-area sheriff does not amount to excessive force under any clearly established law and federal charges against him should be dismissed, his lawyer argued Monday.