Ironically, another former federal prosecutor in Atlanta also raised concerns about the case when Hill was first indicted earlier this year on April 27, 2021. Bret Williams told 11 Alive News that he believes the case will be difficult to prove, even if prosecutors have video from inside the jail. “The fact that he’s popular and-or controversial, positively or negatively, I hope has no bearing” on the case, Williams said. “It’s not a referendum on the life and times of Victor Hill. It’s about—did he commit these crimes?”
Barron’s motion to dismiss the indictment against the controversial Sheriff is strong, arguing “the Government needs to show up to court with considerably more egregious conduct than the use of a restraint chair. After an exhaustive investigation, the Government failed to find any serious criminal conduct and so heaves this Hail Mary pass. Given the Government’s unprecedented overreach here, Sheriff Hill requests that this Court grant oral argument if helpful and dismiss the Indictment.”
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