Sheriff Victor Hill found guilty of civil rights violations in federal trial - WSB Atlanta

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A national assemblage has recovered Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill blameworthy of violating civilian rights of jailhouse detainees.

He was recovered blameworthy connected six of his 7 charges, and not blameworthy connected 1 of those charges.

The assemblage began deliberations Friday day and person continued passim the week until they reached a verdict this afternoon.

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Channel 2′s Audrey Washington spoke with juror fig six, who was considered the holdout successful the deliberations and asked if helium felt justness was served.

“I judge justness was served,” helium said. “We bash not deliberation helium is simply a antheral of vicious intent. We judge determination were violations and erstwhile determination were violations, we judge they request to beryllium addressed.”

Defense lawyer Drew Findling told Washington that helium is disappointed successful the verdict, but plans to proceed fighting.

“You tin remainder assured that this lawsuit volition beryllium appealed, and I tin imagine, and we collectively tin imagine, that similar successful different cases, the lawsuit volition beryllium reversed,” helium said.

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Federal prosecutors reason that nary detainees were showing convulsive oregon uncontrollable behaviour astatine the clip they were restrained.

They accidental the sheriff based his usage of the seat solely connected behaviour they displayed earlier they arrived astatine the jail.

In 1 case, prosecutors accidental Hill enactment a antheral successful the seat for hours due to the fact that the detainee antecedently utilized profanity against him, and the restraint was revenge. Jailers testified that astatine the clip of restraint, the inmate was nary problem.

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Under national law, the seat tin lone beryllium utilized if detainees are astatine hazard of harming themselves oregon others.

Hill took the basal successful his ain defence past week, saying the seat is harmless and that helium was not alert of immoderate inmate getting wounded successful it.

One of the jurors was removed connected Tuesday, and a 2nd was questioned by the justice aft being accused by chap jurors of covering his eyes and ears portion different jurors spoke.

Findling argued that Hill ne'er did thing improper with the seat and apt prevented idiosyncratic other from getting wounded by utilizing it.

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