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Ex-Georgia sheriff, self-proclaimed crimefighter, sentenced to federal prison on civil rights conviction
Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill of Georgia was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for violating the civil rights of detainees with restraints, as defense slams the DOJ.
Ex-sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses gets prison time
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs was sentenced Tuesday to serve a year and a half in prison. A jury in October convicted Victor Hill — who was sheriff of Clayton County, just south of Atlanta […]
Ex-sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses gets prison time
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs was sentenced Tuesday to serve a year and a half in prison. A jury in October convicted Victor Hill — who was sheriff of Clayton County, just south of Atlanta — on six of seven federal charges. Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of three years and 10 months in prison, while defense attor…
Ex-sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses to be sentenced
ATLANTA (AP) -- A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs is set to be sentenced Tuesday with prosecutors seeking several years in prison.
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