American Police State:Forget About The Ku Klux Klan: Meet Clayton County's First, Historic, Black, Sheriff, Victor Hill.
'Repeatedly Beaten By Jail Staff, Placed In A Restraint Chair, And Tased:Welcome To Clayton County, Georgia.
Now That’s Progress: Clayton County, Georgia.
(Above; Suspended, Historic, Black, Clayton County Sheriff, Victor Hill likes puppies. Photo, Facebook. Clayton County Animal Control.)
Snipers, RICO,& Racism. Ride Along With Historic, Southern Sheriff, Victor Hill.
In 2005, snipers stood guard on the roof of the Clayton County Jail as the 27 recently terminated employees were escorted out of the building. It happened on historic, Black, Clayton County Sheriff, Victor Hill’s first day on the job, and it would cost Clayton County taxpayers 7 million dollars. Hill has since been the subject of much controversy and many lawsuits. From RICO to racism. The 27 fired deputies later won their jobs back.
Not A Bad Rap Sheet?
The terminated deputies had incurred the new sheriffs’ wrath by voting for a different candidate other than Victor Hill. New Sheriff Hill said he inherited a “dysfunctional organization,” and the firings were part of a plan to clean up the office. The fired workers were mostly White.
In 2012, Hill was charged with 28 counts of theft,4 counts of racketeering,2 counts of making false statements, violation of oath of office and influencing a witness. Not a bad rap sheet?
How Could This Go On?
The answer is that Governor Deal refused to appoint a panel to consider Hill’s suspension.
(Above; Georgia’s 82nd Governor, Nathan Deal.)
Sheriff Victor Hill even used an employee to ghostwrite his autobiography(on county time. I love this guy.). In 2015, Hill shot a woman (with a firearm) in the abdomen, inside a model home. Hill refused to make a statement or cooperate with Gwinnett law enforcement,later pleading no contest to misdemeanor reckless conduct. At one point, Hill filed for bankruptcy partly due to the money he owed in lawsuit payouts.
‘Repeatedly, Maliciously, and Violently’ beaten in the jail’: Governor Brian Kemp Steps In
Sixteen years after those snipers lined the roof of the Clayton County jail, Governor Brian Kemp would finally suspend Hill in June,2021. Hill faced multiple lawsuits over his departments use of torture chairs(restraint chairs). Victim Gabriel Arries filed a lawsuit against Hill and nine defendants, including several deputies. Apparently Gabriel was ‘repeatedly, maliciously, and violently’ beaten in the jail’. Hill faced many allegations of inmate abuse. One inmate was strapped into the chair for about six hours and placed in a cold suicide cell wearing only a paper gown. Another was lifted from his feet, thrown face first into an elevator, and suffered permanent injuries. According to attorney Lisa McNary, her client was repeatedly beaten by jail staff, placed in a restraint chair, and tased.
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May, 2022. A Clayton County Style “Blackhawk” Traffic Enforcement Unit is added to the popular video game, Grand Theft Auto 5.
Until next time.
God bless all.
Cobb County Bureau Chief,
Kevin H.
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Stafford, Leon. “Gov. Kemp Suspends Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill after Indictment.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2 June 2021, www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/gov-kemp-suspends-clayton-county-sheriff-hill-during-indictment/D5R3CTTZWRAHPOPV27T7BD4EQU/.