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Feds accused Georgia sheriff of civil rights violations

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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2005, file photo, Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, left, is flanked by a member of his legal team, attorney Rolf Jones, right, as he speaks during a news conference, in Jonesboro, Ga. The Atlanta-area sheriff, Hill, is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody by ordering that they be unnecessarily strapped into a restraint chair and left there for hours, according to a federal indictment. The indictment against Sheriff Hill was filed April 19, 2021, and was unsealed by a federal judge Monday, April 26. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe, File)
Feds accused Georgia sheriff of civil rights violations
Posted at 4:53 PM, Apr 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-27 16:53:43-04

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta-area sheriff is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody by ordering that they be unnecessarily strapped into a restraint chair and left there for hours.

The indictment against Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill was filed April 19 and was unsealed by a federal judge Monday.

It says Hill repeatedly ordered that people in his agency's custody be strapped into a restraint chair for hours in violation of their civil rights.

Hill released a statement calling the prosecution "a political motivated federal legal case."

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