Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Courts Grand jury indicts Victor Hill, world's greatest sheriff, on 37 counts
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 5:21 PM
We're working on getting our hands on the indictment. In the meantime, we pass the mic to Rhonda Cook:
While grand jury proceedings are usually secret, Hill was allowed to sit in the proceedings and to talk to the panel because he was an elected law enforcement official.Layla Zon, district attorney in the Alcovy Circuit, which includes Walton and Newton counties, was brought in as a special prosecutor to avoid any appearances of conflicts or political vendettas.
Hill has repeatedly said politics is behind the criminal case and that it only started after he announced he would be running for sheriff this year.
[Current Clayton County Sheriff Kem] Kimbrough took issue with the allegation.
“It’s not political,” Kimbrough said. “It’s all about accountability and the integrity of the office we hold.”
Yes, you read that right. Hill announced last year that he'd try to unseat Kimbrough and regain the sheriff's badge. His lawyer tells WSB's Mark Winne that his client will fight the charges. We'll be watching!
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Claytron county's finest! That little weasely man is gonna be popular up in the jail.
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Please please continue trying to get a copy of the indictment and post it when you do. It's got to be some great reading, right up there with "Client 9."
What's funny is that Hill is calling his campaign a re-election campaign. I didn't know he was the incumbent Sheriff here in Clayton County. I thought that you had to currently be in the elected position you're running for in order to say you're up for re-election.
The fact that Sheriff Kimborough has managed to keep the focus on his department and not himself during his term is something that Victor Hill should learn from. At this point, Victor Hill couldn't get elected dogcatcher in Clayton County. He lost in the Democratic Primary in 2010 for the State Senate by over a 12 percentage points.
Even without these charges against him, his political opponents already had plenty of ammo to use against him. The four years he was Sheriff as well as his actions as a Clayton County Police officer prior to becoming Sheriff produced more than enough ammo. This guy resigned from the CCPD by parking his squad car in the Police Chief's parking space with a note in the front seat and his badge and gun in the trunk. He left other law enforcement jobs under a cloud as well.
"What's funny is that Hill is calling his campaign a re-election campaign."
well, he does have a high probability of being dependent on government funding
that's for sure
This is what happens when you elect a wanna-be pimp, sheriff.
Hell, the guy isn't even packing heat, so to speak.
I hope Hill dies in a fucking gutter.
Derwin--
He'll be in P.C. due to his former status. Forget the convict justice which is really not right anyway.
Look at Sidney Dorsey, that bald miserable fuck will be living for while now. Not well though.
Georgia prisons are hell.
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