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.