Magistrate recommends against tossing case against sheriff

Published January 3, 2022 10:50 AM

By KATE BRUMBACK
Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has recommended against dismissing an indictment accusing an Atlanta-area sheriff of violating the civil rights of people in his custody. The federal indictment against now-suspended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill says he violated the civil rights of five people who were being held at the county jail. Prosecutors say he used excessive force against the men when he ordered them held in a restraint chair without justification and as punishment. Hill’s lawyers argue that he is not guilty of any crimes.

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