by Robin Kemp Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill is mourning the loss of his mother, Katherine Pinckney. In a Facebook post, Hill thanked everyone who has sent condolences, adding, “I especially want to thank my Step Father and Aunt who took extraordinary care of her. I am extremely grateful to you both.” Hill said, ” […]
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BREAKING: Victor Hill faces federal indictment over alleged restraint chair abuse
by Robin Kemp UPDATE 10:18 p.m. ADDS courtroom sketch by Richard Miller UPDATE 5:21 p.m. with Hill’s plea, court proceedings, U.S. Acting AG’s comments to press Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill entered a plea of not guilty in federal court April 27 on charges he violated the civil rights, under color of law, of four […]
Sheriff Victor Hill faces federal suit over alleged abuse of arrest, jail powers
‘Hill and CCSO staff allegedly “berated and taunted” Howell, then “strapped [Howell] into a restraint chair and placed [him] into a suicide cell where he remained for approximately six hours.”
Hill v. Kemp appeal brief filed
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has filed a brief with the Georgia Court of Appeals in his case against Gov. Brian Kemp. According to the court’s online docket, a request to argue the case was granted on April 28. Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr had filed a brief on March 29 on behalf of the […]
DA Mosley not prosecuting Sheriff Hill
Parker: “The sheriff’s office doesn’t comment to the press” by Robin Kemp Clayton County District Attorney Tasha Mosley says she is not prosecuting Sheriff Victor Hill, as claimed in a post that Hill’s legal advisor posted to social media channels Wednesday. In a post to Nixle, Hill’s preferred method of communicating with the public, Alan […]
BREAKING: Hill faces superseding federal indictment
by Robin Kemp Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill faces a superseding indictment in a federal case alleging he abused his power when ordering a fifth inmate awaiting trial to be strapped into a restraining chair, and that he allegedly stood by as a CCSO employee placed a hood on the man’s head before the inmate […]
What’s next for Sheriff Hill?
by Robin Kemp Update 1:07 a.m. 6/4: ADDS Hill salary Update 8:12 p.m.: minor style edits; Gov. Brian Kemp is not related to Robin Kemp; adds committee members, their party and racial information. Now that Sheriff Victor Hill has been suspended from his duties pending the outcome of U.S.A. v. Hill, what happens next? Gov. […]
BREAKING: Kemp suspends Hill as Clayton sheriff
11:21 p.m.: ADDS Victor Hill comment by Robin Kemp Ed. Note: Robin Kemp is no relation to Gov. Brian Kemp. Governor Brian Kemp has ordered that Sheriff Victor Hill be suspended immediately at the recommendation of an appointed state panel. Kemp issued the suspension June 2. The move comes following Hill’s April 19 federal indictment […]
BREAKING: Gov. Kemp appoints panel to consider suspending Sheriff Hill
by Robin Kemp Ed. note: Robin Kemp and Gov. Brian Kemp are not related. Gov. Brian Kemp has issued an executive order appointing a three-person review commission to consider whether Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill should be suspended as a result of a federal grand jury indictment: The commission includes Attorney General Chris Carr, Burke […]
Hill granted more time to file motions
by Robin Kemp ABOVE: The FBI raided Sheriff Victor Hill’s office and seized evidence on June 10, 2020. Photo: Robin Kemp/The Clayton Crescent U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher C. Bly has granted a request to give Sheriff Victor Hill’s legal team until July 12 to file pretrial motions in U.S.A. v. Hill. Hill was indicted April […]