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DEL.ICIO.USDear Sheriff Hill: Ally-ally-out-in-free!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This is puzzling. One one hand, you’ve got the Saturday edition of the Clayton News-Daily reporting that a sheriff has gone missing:
Gov. Sonny Perdue has ordered an investigation into reports that Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has abandoned his office.
Hill reportedly vacated the office when he lost his re-election bid in August. If the investigation confirms rumors of a cleared-off desk and an AWOL “chief law enforcement officer,” the governor could suspend the sheriff during the last two months of Hill’s term.
On the other hand, we know exactly where Hill was on Thursday: In federal court, tossing a wrench into a civil trial that is airing a man’s charges of false arrest. Hill blurted out information about the previous arrest record of the fellow who filed the lawsuit. A mistrial has been requested.
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By catlady
September 28, 2008 12:19 PM | Link to this
What a surprise! Clayton County got what it elected, didn’t it? Suspend the fool and use the money for someone who wants to do the job right.