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Former federal prosecutor joins Sheriff Victor Hill’s defense team
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill (Photo source: Facebook / @ClaytonCountySheriffGA)
An interesting twist occurred this week with the federal four-count indictment against Clayton County’s controversial Sheriff Victor Hill. Lynsey M. Barron, a former federal prosecutor, who worked in the very office that brought charges against Sheriff Hill, made an entry of appearance joining Hill’s legal team and filed motions on July 12th, 2021 outlining why the government has no legal evidence to bring charges against Sheriff Hill.
Clayton County’s “Crime Fighting” Sheriff was indicted on April 19, 2021, on four counts of willfully depriving four detainees at the Clayton County jail of “the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by law enforcement officers amounting to punishment,” in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242.1.
JONESBORO â Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has been indicted on four counts of allegedly violating the civil rights of four detainees at the Clayton County Jail.
The indictment, filed on April 19, states that four detainees identified by initials only were strapped into a restraint chair âfor a period exceeding that justified by any legitimate non punitive government purpose.â
According to the Clayton County Sheriffâs Office Inmate Restraint Chair policy, the chair may be used by security staff âto provide safe containment of an inmate exhibiting violent or uncontrollable behavior and to prevent self-injury, injury to others or property damage when other control techniques are not effective.â
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Clayton County, Ga., Sheriff Victor Hill is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency s custody by ordering that they be unnecessarily strapped into a restraint chair and left there for hours, according to a federal indictment. Hill is seen here in 2005. Gene Blythe / AP
A Georgia sheriff has been indicted on federal civil rights charges, including charges that he approved a policy to use chair restraints.
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill faces four charges that he deprived detainees of the right to due process and freedom from use of unreasonable force by law enforcement, amounting to punishment. The offenses caused physical pain and resulted in bodily injury to the four detainees during incidents described in the court documents.