Victor Hill is best known for being the Clayton County sheriff. He is currently under a lot of pressure alleged civil rights abuses.
A federal grand jury indicted Clayton County, Sheriff Victor Hill for alleged civil rights abuses to detainees in Clayton County Jail.
A statement from the desk of SHERIFF VICTOR HILL https://t.co/84i00myNY3
— SheriffVictorHill (@SheriffVHill) April 27, 2021
Hill has been indicted by a federal grand jury for civil rights violations.
The indictment describes Hill using a restraint chair on several detainees who were allegedly compliant with law enforcement personnel and offered no apparent resistance. Hill faces four counts of deprivation of rights under the color of law.
One detainee allegedly urinated in the restraint chair after they were left restrained for hours and “not allowed to go to the restroom.”
Hill was taken into federal custody Tuesday(27 April 2021) morning and was set to appear in court later in the afternoon.