An Atlanta-area sheriff who is accused of violating a suspects civil rights will stand trial after he punished detainees by having them restrained in a chair for hours.
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"We fervently maintain that throughout his tenure, Sheriff Hill has employed legal and accepted law enforcement techniques and has never exceeded his lawful authority," defense attorneys Drew Findling and Marissa Goldberg said in a statement."ith the commencement of the trial of this case, the process will begin of restoring him back to his constitutionally elected position as Sheriff of Clayton County."The U.S. attorney's office declined to comment.
In April 2020, a deputy arrested a teenager accused of vandalizing his family home during an argument with his mother. The deputy texted Hill a photo of the teen in a patrol car."Chair," Hill responded. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill speaks at a candidate forum in Rex, Georgia, on Aug. 16, 2012. Hill is being accused of punishing detainees by having them strapped into a restraint chair for hours even though they obeyed instructions.
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