Former Clayton County sheriff Victor Hill, who retired as Clayton County Sheriff after a federal jury convicted him in October 2022 of violating six pretrial detainees’ rights, sold his Hampton home to acting sheriff Levon Allen on December 5, 2022.

Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, who awaits federal sentencing March 14 for violating pretrial detainees’ rights by strapping them into restraint chairs without cause, sold his Hampton home to Acting Sheriff Levon Allen on December 5, 2022. Allen took out a $460,360 Veterans Administration mortgage to pay for the waterside property. (Photo: Robin Kemp/The Clayton Crescent)

Real estate records show Allen and Hill apparently shared the same address on Bear Creek Road at the time of the sale, and that Allen took out a $460,350 Veterans Administration loan to make the purchase.

The attorney for the sale was Frank B. Pallotta of Woodstock, which is in Cherokee County, and the papers were notarized by Chasity A. Fournier, who is commissioned in Cobb County. Fournier is Pallotta’s legal secretary.

Hill, who faces sentencing March 14 on federal charges he violated jail detainees’ rights by strapping them into restraint chairs without cause, has been campaigning hard for Allen in the current March 21 special election for Clayton County sheriff. On Monday, Hill’s attorney, Drew Findling, filed a motion with the U.S Northern District of Georgia to add New York attorney Arthur Aidala to the defense team. Findling has said Hill will appeal the conviction.

An application filed Monday, Feb. 27 in the U.S. Northern District Court of Georgia seeks to add Arthur Aidala, a New York attorney whose clients have included Rudy Giuliani and Allan Dershowitz, to former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill’s criminal defense team. (Source: PACER.gov)

On December 22, 2022, according to Allen’s Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report, Hill donated $3,000 to Allen’s campaign for sheriff. That same day, Allen was quietly sworn in as acting sheriff minutes before county offices closed for the Christmas break.

Acting Sheriff Levon Allen received $3,000 from former sheriff and convicted felon Victor Hill on December 22, 2022, the same day that Allen was quietly sworn in minutes before county offices closed for the Christmas holiday. Hill’s donation came 15 days after Hill sold his Hampton home to Allen. On March 14, Hill is scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges for violating the civil rights of pretrial detainees, under color of law, in the Clayton County Jail. Video introduced in to evidence in federal court showed Allen had followed Hill’s orders in at least two of those incidents.

The Clayton Crescent has asked Allen to confirm whether he shares the same address as Hill as indicated on the PT-61 form filed with the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority. Allen did not respond by press time Tuesday evening. We will update with any response.

Robin Kemp is executive editor and CEO of The Clayton Crescent, which she founded in 2020. She has worked for Gambit, CNN, The Weather Channel, Clayton News, Henry Herald, and numerous freelance outlets....

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