Sentencing for former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill delayed
A sketch shows suspended sheriff Victor Hill listening to testimony in his civil rights trial on Oct. 19, 2022. (Lauren Lacy)
ATLANTA - A sentencing hearing for convicted former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has been pushed back two weeks.
Hill was initially set to hear his fate from a federal judge of Feb. 28. He could face years in federal custody under the complex sentencing guidelines.
A new court document filed on Tuesday shows that hearing was pushed to March 14.
Hill was found guilty on six of seven charges he violated the constitutional rights of pre-trial detainees by having them strapped into restraint chairs inside the Clayton County Jail for hours at a time. This happened between December 2019 and May 2020. The jury found Hill not guilty on the fifth count.
The Georgia Sheriffs' Association told the FOX 5 I-Team he notified the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia he wants to begin receiving his retirement benefits. A hearing would need to be scheduled to determine if he was eligible following his conviction. He could receive $170 a month for every year of service as sheriff.
No word on why the sentencing hearing was pushed back.
Hill is expected to appeal his conviction.