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Clayton County deputy on leave; GBI investigating use of force in video

A Clayton County deputy has been placed on administrative leave pending a GBI investigation.
A Clayton County deputy has been placed on administrative leave pending a GBI investigation.
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May 11, 2018

The Clayton County sheriff placed one of his deputies on administrative leave after seeing a videotape concerning the use of force by the deputy with an inmate on an elevator, according to a statement Friday.

Sheriff Victor Hill placed the unnamed deputy on leave pending an investigation by the GBI.

GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles told Channel 2 Action News that the investigation request from Hill was received and her office is beginning the review process.

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Channel 2's Christian Jennings reports.

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