Victor Hill takes his trial on corruption charges public
One day after a Clayton County judge set Nov. 26 for the start of his trial on 37 felony counties, former sheriff Victor Hill – now the Democratic nominee to replace incumbent Sheriff Kem Kimbrough – took his troubles public.
The former sheriff released a batch of documents that he said would prove his innocence, and promised to show reporters even more. See the docs here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
From the press release, which arrived shortly after midnight this morning:
The attached documents and time line not only bring into question the credibility of the case against Victor Hill, but also brings into question the credibility of the sitting sheriff and District Attorney. This clearly indicates that they are both capable of and probably have made questionable cases on other individuals.
Victor Hill will be available today for an interview and will also make available for the media to see the 350 surveillance photos (to include pictures of him campaigning at the 2012 MLK parade earlier this year) taken by Clayton County deputies and a video of them going through his trash.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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August 24th, 2012
8:52 am
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August 24th, 2012
8:56 am
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willie mitchell
August 24th, 2012
8:57 am
Man … I dont know what the people of Clayton County is thinking about … That dude is a SNAKE .. How could they vote him back into Office … SMDH
Victor Hill
August 24th, 2012
8:58 am
I be Third
Ostrich Racer
August 24th, 2012
8:58 am
Note to the DA: Whatever you do, don’t ask him to try on any bloody gloves in front of the jury.
Joshua
August 24th, 2012
9:00 am
Well if this is true then both should be removed from office, and face charges. I always thought Hill was a tough fighter of crime. I wish him the best of luck.
Don't Be Silly...
August 24th, 2012
9:00 am
Well, well, well… Clayton County’s Batman has a leg to stand on, and a cape to slap the “establishment” across the face…
Clayco is the definition of a hot $hitty mess…
Victor Tuggle
August 24th, 2012
9:05 am
That’s all he’s got. LOL. He better order more badges and guns.
Rut-Roh
August 24th, 2012
9:09 am
Be proud of yourselves Clayton County. You re-elected a known racist and someone who is staring down 37 criminal charges. As Kimbrough said, don’t be sorry for him, be sorry for Clayton County. You folks are going to get what you deserve.
The Ghost of Lester Maddox
August 24th, 2012
9:10 am
Don’t fret, Clayton County citizens, after all…think of the wonderful top-notch school system your children are in down there.
bob
August 24th, 2012
9:12 am
To the people of Clayton County. “Stupid is as stupid does!”
PMC
August 24th, 2012
9:16 am
Was there no one else to elect?
dan pennywell
August 24th, 2012
9:17 am
Clayton is doomed!!!!Unfortunately you people who live there ,who come from countries that are so corrupt, that this is all acceptable behavior,ie: Schools(ruined),Government(corrupt), Police (scared to death), and Mr Hill(just trash).
working in clayton co
August 24th, 2012
9:18 am
I worry for Clayton County and I am thankful that I do not live in a county that would elect a criminal as their sheriff.
OMG
August 24th, 2012
9:22 am
OMG! Clayton County residents are crazy. Who in their right mind would elect Hill?
Jab
August 24th, 2012
9:23 am
37 felony counts…and not “37 counties.”
Bobby
August 24th, 2012
9:24 am
Clayton County is so backwards. If was backwards in the past when it was predominantly white and now that it is predominantly black the residents have continued their traditions of low intelligence and simply being the most stupid county in the State of Georgia. Maybe we can de-annex Clayton County and give it to Alabama.
Shundra
August 24th, 2012
9:25 am
Just trying to figure out who voted for him. With all the negatie comments, and people I’ve spoken with, I don’t understand. I guess they’re afraid to show their faces. Embarrassing point blank period.
red herring
August 24th, 2012
9:28 am
top notch AJC reporting—37 felony counties? have someone proof read your work. hill is another reverse racist who thinks his skin color should protect him from having to obey laws and rules. maybe he learned this from obama and eric holder…
tman
August 24th, 2012
9:28 am
It is the lack of participation in the political process that causes such anarchy!!!
Faye
August 24th, 2012
9:32 am
Some of the comments on here are so stereotypical. Not everyone in Clayton County voted for Victor Hill. Not everyone down here is part of the “corruption”. Some of the comments on here are just like how different races and classes are judged–if you are not planning to vote for Obama, you are a racist. If you are Black, you are unintelligent and on food stamps. Please, stop the short-sighted comments. Oh, but these are readers of the ajc…see what I mean.
Kris Jones
August 24th, 2012
9:32 am
Victor Hill represents and reflects the quality of people who elected him. Therefore Clayton County is as wasteland full of thugs and bandits!! Any decent person living in Clayton County should MOVE!!!
fire eater
August 24th, 2012
9:33 am
To comply with the state Constitution which mandates “159 counties” in Georgia, let’s merge Clayton and DeKalb counties together while we re-create Milton. We will call that new county on the southside “Zimbabwe County” …it already has it’s “Mugabe” in the person of the Honorable Victor Hill.
MUSTANG100
August 24th, 2012
9:35 am
I happen to live in Lake City, so yes, please pray for those of us who voted for Kem. Clayton appears to be suffering from the Southwest Atlanta Urban Thug mentality.
rJay
August 24th, 2012
9:42 am
Elections are won by majority vote. The majority of Clayton County registered voters who turned out for the run-off election unfortunately voted to remove Kem Kemrough from office. Victor Hill is a disgrace and should never have been allowed to run for public office. The fact that a multi-million dollar judgement was awarded due to his incompetence is enough justification for this. But the arrogance and inexperience that governs the county post white-flight is at fault — in leadership, politics, and residency. Formerly a county dominated my military families and suburban living, it currently awaits forward-thinking leadership to move into a new direction. Unfortunately, no one with this foresight is willing to take it on. 50% property devaluation is the final nail on the coffin. Clayton County — where substandard is the standard.
mehlman rings twice
August 24th, 2012
9:46 am
Can we go a year without a judge, sheriff, jailer etc. not being accused of buying meth, having sex with strippers, asking suspects to be their mistress, facebooking inmates, planting drugs on innocent people?
mehlman rings twice
August 24th, 2012
9:50 am
Oh well, at least it’s not Murray County.
Fun Size
August 24th, 2012
9:51 am
You know all the criminals in Clayton County have got to be happy with their new Sheriff, he’s one of their own!!
Angus
August 24th, 2012
9:56 am
Not that I condone or praise Clayton’s choice, but jeez people, we’ve got unethical-to-downright criminal elected officials all over and up and down this state. We aren’t recognized as the most unethical state in the US for nothing.
Sage
August 24th, 2012
9:57 am
The math doesn’t work for me. I don’t see 7 documents proving innocence on 37 charges.
markie mark
August 24th, 2012
9:59 am
Joshua – you need to research the job of the Sheriff in Clayton county – they do NOT fight crime. They provide bailiffs to the courts, guard public buildings such as the courthouse, serve warrants, etc. but they do not patrol the streets. All that crime fighting wordage is just Hill’s political posturing….
Clayton Co-Dist. of Columbia South
August 24th, 2012
10:01 am
The only person who could beat Hill in Clayton Co is, possibly, Marion Barry.
md
August 24th, 2012
10:02 am
This county needs to be desolved.The current masses there are not capable of fixing it. They were raised to live this way.
Victor Hill
August 24th, 2012
10:03 am
if it does not fit then you must aquit.
Clayton Co....Ha Ha
August 24th, 2012
10:03 am
Here is a clear example of voting should be limited to tax payers only….not tax users.
cwilli
August 24th, 2012
10:09 am
Let Justice prevail.
BRENDA SCOTT
August 24th, 2012
10:12 am
YOU ALSO NEED TO GOOGLE KEM ON YOU TUBE!
Yestheydo
August 24th, 2012
10:16 am
The Sheriff also fights crime, its just not their primary focus. Courts, Jails, civil and warrants are their primaries, but crime prevention and enforcing state laws is also one of the constitutional duties—again, crime fighting is just not the primary.
steve L
August 24th, 2012
10:17 am
All the comments that people are making whom do not live in Clayton County are baseless. If you live in Fulton,Dekalb,Henry or any metro Atlanta County, We all have had our fair share of hideous political nonsense. Fulton County citezens all want it to go away and become a multi city named county,Dekalb h*ll You all in dekalb can’t say nothing about corruption in Clayton,ya’ll murdered one of your elected sherriffs,and Henry is one of the biggest meth distribution centers in Georgia if not the entire southeast. So pick your poison if you live in Metro Atlanta we all are screwed!!! Ban together,pray because only Jesus Christ himself can fix all this mess!!!
RAMZAD
August 24th, 2012
10:18 am
300 years in America has not made African Americans love the strong man dictator type leader any less. Marion Barry, Bill Campbell, Larry Langford, Kwame Kilpatrick, and Victor Hill come to mind.
Victor Hill is a nut, and it surely takes black people to see his “redemptive value” to Clayton County.
Wow...
August 24th, 2012
10:18 am
ok so everyone is once again dogging clayton county out..schools, government, etc. Never mind that the STATE of GEORGIA elected a governor who would’ve faced ethics charges if he hadn’t fled. Never mind that there is a gentleman in Gwinnett similar to Mr. Hill. Never mind that Georgia as a whole sucks when it comes to education. It is horrible that people voted for Hill, but let us not forget GEORGIA has a problem.
Yestheydo
August 24th, 2012
10:20 am
BTW, never rely on the media to be your source of truth–that’s why we are in the shape we are in now as a country—relying on the media—READ for facts other places, people—JUST READ!
Yestheydo
August 24th, 2012
10:21 am
READ People READ. Relying on the media as a source of truth placed in the shape we are in now as a country—90% of you don’t every READ, just listen to the news and keep it going taking it as truth…READ.
sogooden
August 24th, 2012
10:22 am
When he was elected the first time, he showed up to work and fired many in his new department and had them escoted out at gun point. I don’t care what else he’s done, that’s enough right there to tell any reasonably sane person that this fool is crazy. I am african-american and I think they need to give that plantation called Clayton County to Alabama. Whole county is worthless. If you had some sense you’d leave. Oh wait no public transportation so I guess you can’t.
mark
August 24th, 2012
10:22 am
It’s not any better in Fulton County… They just aren’t indicting each other here…
Reality
August 24th, 2012
10:24 am
Appears that the voters in Clayton Co. Are blindly racist and will vote for anyone with black skin, no matter what their character. Problem is that voters will continue to reap the rewards of this conduct and soon the county will be a ghetto.
JD
August 24th, 2012
10:27 am
Maybe Clayton voters are smarter than you think. Faced with a choice of Hill or Kimbrough, they might have found the only way to eliminate both. Vote in Victor Hill and let Deal remove him and appoint a third person.
Just sayin’
itamazesme
August 24th, 2012
10:27 am
Reality – If you had actually sought knowledge of what was going on in clayton county you would’ve seen that only BLACKS were running for sheriff….it isn’t just a black and white issue, you have people that are strictly republican or democrat no matter how horrible the candidate would be as long as that person is affiliated with their party that person will receive the vote.
RK
August 24th, 2012
10:30 am
Without a doubt, if you hear something dumb on the news, you know it is in Clayton County.
Auntie Christ
August 24th, 2012
10:33 am
20 years ago I was associated with a law firm that did a lot of pro bono work in metro ATL. From conversations with lawyers, I realized that in the legal community, in and out of Clayton, the county’s legal system, or at least the criminal justice system there, was a joke. The cops there routinely planted drugs at traffic stops, made unlawful stops and searches, and were in general a bunch of cowboys. There were rumors about a particular law firm’s ability to make serious drug charges disappear for a fee. Two or three of the cops who were habitual bad actors were later convicted of murder resulting from a botched robbery of a club owner.
At that time Clayton was a bastion of whiteness, police force, DA’s office, judges, sheriff’s office. Corruption does not have a skin color, except maybe the green of money. When people accept it, first in the name of ‘law and order,’ or figuring it’s ‘just business as usual,’ it becomes like Pandora’s box. The evil is loosed and it aint gonna get smaller, it’s gonna grow.
The people who initially dug the cesspool of corruption in Clayton have moved on to Fayette etc, but they are as much to blame for the county’s woes as the citizens there today. they established the culture that reigns today.
Embarrassed Clayton Co. resident who DID NOT vote for Victor Hill
August 24th, 2012
10:36 am
These numbers tell the story of why Victor Hill won, taken directly from our Board of Elections web page:
There are 150,788 registered voters in Clayton County.
ONLY 24,335 showed up to vote in the runoff. Victor Hill won by 1,772 votes.
WHERE were the other 126,453 registered voters? I hope you all can live with yourselves and whatever fresh hell Victor Hill drops on us during his next reign of terror.
For the record, there are plenty of sane, hardworking people in Clayton County who are not living off the government contrary to popular opinion. Unfortunately election results like Victor Hill overshadow those people, and all of the great outcomes we had during the runoff election (we got rid of Eldrin Bell FINALLY along with the man who wanted raised our taxes yet doesn’t even own a home in this county, our very own drunk driver, Wole Ralph).
Isn’t this supposed to be the Bible Belt? I ask that Christians pray for Clayton County instead of piling on. And Clayton County residents who don’t want Victor in office need to pray that our District Attorney can make just ONE of those charges stick, because that will keep Hill out of office. From the looks of the evidence attached to this blog, that shouldn’t be too difficult.
Mark
August 24th, 2012
10:36 am
One fact about the election of Victor Hill…knowing the facts about the charges against Hill….the people of Clayton were still displeased with the incumbent and voted him out…
Angus
August 24th, 2012
10:38 am
The state of Georgia has 15 statewide-elected officials – all 15 are white males.
By Reality’s logic, the state is racist and misogynistic – and that is why we are at the bottom of way too many lists.
stanthefireman
August 24th, 2012
10:38 am
What do you think that says about Kem Kemrough ????? When you let a person with 37 felony counts win ?????? If Kem was doing his JOB we would not be in this mess >>>>
Billy
August 24th, 2012
10:41 am
I lived in Clayton until 98; it was run down then, but now it’s s joke. To the person above who said it was just as bad when white people lived there before, you don’t know what you’re talking about. It was a paradise in the 70s when I was a kid. The Morrrow and Lake Spivey areas were where rich people lived, and they won’t live in bad place, to the jackhole above. Victor Hill is a racist. You can tell something’s wrong with him just by looking at his facial expressions. He ain’t right, no worries about being proved wrong in that regard. If you voted for Hill, you are either the most ignorant fool on the earth, or a racist just like him. There is no legitimate reason to have voted for this jerk…
Billy
August 24th, 2012
10:42 am
Thanks for that circular reasoning, Angus. You need an oxygen tent…
Did he just say?
August 24th, 2012
10:43 am
These comments in AJC constantly remind me how RACIST this State is. I wish Atlanta could become its own state or own area its the only part of the south that at least shows some sign of growth. As far as Clayton County goes…The county isn’t going through anything different than the rest of the state…the entire state of GA elected an idiot and crook in to the governors office. and did more than once. Oh and to the Obama Haters……..OBAMA/BIDEN2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KASIMREED2016!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BigRed
August 24th, 2012
10:43 am
They need to have the trial outside Clayton County. No way they can convict him in the county that elected him. You could’t pay me to live in that county.
Politics As Usual
August 24th, 2012
10:43 am
The election of Victor Hill is a reflection of the community. In other words, the sheriff is reflective of the majority of the community who voted August 21. We don’t have literacy or cognitive development tests for voters.
atler8
August 24th, 2012
10:44 am
I voted in the runoff election held in Clayton County the other day & was very unhappy with all of the results in the contests that were on the ballot in my portion of the county.
I cannot pretend to understand the sentiments of the voters who gave the primary victory to Victor Hill who is facing 37 felony indictments but hopefully the truth, whatever it is, will come out in his trial that starts in November.
However, to the folks here who appear to be taking great pleasure with wholesale pot shots & bashing of the citizens of the county, I am insulted by your tone! I would suggest that you with-hold your generalizations & broad-painting brushstrokes as I & many of the citizens of the county are unhappy with the election results but we are residents of Clayton none the less..
The sitting sheriff actualy got the most votes in the original primary election but he failed to get 50% of the vote because there were 4 candidates & a runoff was thus forced. Unfortunately the 2 other contenders all threw their support to Hill, hence the result we got on Tuesday.
I suspect that many of you have never been in the county except for your visits to the airport or on a ride down I-75. I live in a beautiful area of homes & scenery populated by law-abiding & hard-working people which is not an isolated or rare thing in the county. I find the generalized bashing offered here thus far today to be personally insulting to put it mildly.
vietnamvet
August 24th, 2012
10:45 am
A COUPLE OF THINGS:
FOR YEARS WHITE FOLKS N GA VOTED 4 KNOWN RACIST: MADDOX, TALMAGE,& OTHERS.
A PERSON HAS TO BE PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW.
SOMETIME VOTERS MAKE MISTAKES
THE PRESENT GUV OF GA WAS ONE OF THE MOST CORRUPT CONGRESSPERSON IN THE US.HOUSE OF REP
KIMBROUGH DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO RUN FRO ANY OFFICE.
atler8
August 24th, 2012
10:47 am
Embarrassed..
I just saw your comment right after I posted mine and would like to add an “Amen!”
and another thing
August 24th, 2012
10:49 am
Why did the State allow him to even be on the ballot? His Sheriff credentials have been suspended because of the indictments.. This whole state is a mess from the top down.
Smoochies
August 24th, 2012
10:49 am
I just moved to Clayton County and I want to get out! This man should not have been re-elected.
mehlman rings twice
August 24th, 2012
10:50 am
Auntie Christ,
How soon they forget. I remember when I moved here I heard about the botched robbery of the club owner by those law enforcement officers. The club owner fired back and shot one of the officers in the face. I remember his mug shot in the AJC with that bullet hole in his mug. How hilarious!
Disgusted Taxpayer
August 24th, 2012
10:51 am
I still own a house in Clayton but moved 5 years. I am so disappointed in the voting citizens of Clayton, it’s almost as if the election process is a joke. No thought goes into the vote. Victor HIll ran for Sheriff not police chief. He’s not supposed to be fighting crime in the streets, he’s supposed to be protecting the Courthouse, running the jail and serving warrants. But for some reason y’all support him doing someone else’s work and letting his own lag. We won’t even go there about the 37 FELONIOUS FEDERAL COUNTS against him. Who does that? Where they do that at? Oh yeah….Georgia, that the same way Deal got elected. Ethics violations against the governor and felonies against someone supposed to uphold the law…shouldn’t be surprised anymore, Georgia has it’s own rules about the political process and who deserves to stay.
Stupid is as stupid does
August 24th, 2012
10:53 am
I guess we have some politically ignorant Repubs in Clayco too. If they were smart they would have had a Repub Sheriff candidate that would have breezed through in the primaries and wait……..a blind man could have seen this Hill fiasco and had a candidate in office come Jan 1st.
Kimborough – dumb for putting himself in this situation to be compromised.
Victor – dumb for thinking his walk to office would be a cake walk. Only takes on felony conviction and its a wrap.
Repubs – dumber for not even having a dog in the race.
Itsmeagain
August 24th, 2012
10:54 am
Its time for atlanta to annex Clayton county. Then it might not destroy itself
mehlman rings twice
August 24th, 2012
10:55 am
Auntie Christ,
Remember also the brothel being run by those Dekalb Police officers at that cylindrical shaped hotel there at I-285 and Chamblee-Tucker Road (or Buford Hwy) back in the early 1990’s?
Rick James
August 24th, 2012
10:58 am
I think Clayton County voters chose the worse of two evils..
blkshepherd
August 24th, 2012
11:06 am
Amazing. Simply Amazing.
Will someone explain to me why anyone would vote for some one with 37 Felonious Federal Counts against them?
So let me get this right, all of the counts are made up? False?
FIRE THE FBI! OFF with their heads! How DARE they LIE on King Victor! Cripes! Have they No Shame!
First of all taking one look at this little man unless your missing a few screws Yourself, can you not see the man is obviously a nut? Nevermind I am afraid to hear the answer which will probably be by the folks who voted him back in.
Well, you get what you voted for. Nothing else needs to be said. Just grab a bag of popcorn and a drink and watch the Situation Comedy unfold. ME TV aint got nothing on Clayton County.
The comedy show in Clayton County wins the Emmy for the Most Drama County.:-) Ok now watch the Grammar Queens, and Spell Quacks critique my post. truth always hurts.
CJ
August 24th, 2012
11:06 am
If you don’t live in Clayton County, then you don’t know what goes on there except through the media.
We are proud of the election of Sheriff Victor Hill. We will continue to support him and his new staff.
Welcome back, Sheriff Hill and thank you for having the courage to want to be back in office as our sheriff of Clayton County.
We, the voting citizens of CC, wish you well in your future endeavors (and, your present ones, too).
teje bar
August 24th, 2012
11:09 am
Victor’s experiencing the other side of his corrupt “justice” system that regular people have to deal with every day. Police / DA–have all the power, charge you with whatever they like, make up evidence if needed, all to “win the case”, get the “collar” and get a bonus and raise! The “justice” system — corrupt to the core.
Angel Macaroni
August 24th, 2012
11:09 am
Has he asked Andrea Sneiderman out on a date? I mean, they are both out on bond. And they are both guilty as hell.
Rosa
August 24th, 2012
11:11 am
Just as others live in various counties with issues inclusive of crime, not all residents of Clayton County are stupid! And not all voted for Victor Hill! However one is entitled to their opinion, after all-everybody have one! Corruption breeds across all lines and is present in every facet of business, inclusive of government. Victor Hill is not the 1st nor will he be the last person with felonies or any other charges pending to elected or re-elected to office. A corrupt people breeds a corrupt society!
Evil is present in many forms and walks among us daily. There is no color, creed or gender when greed is present which crosses many lines, counties, and countries.
May I suggest watching “Suing The Devil”?
Old timer
August 24th, 2012
11:11 am
Jill will never be convicted by a jury of his peers in CC. The DA has not been involved in the case….they have hired a special prosecuted from another
When Victor was in charge before…he did little to serve warrants and other civil things he was responsible. CC does have a police department……so he will just need to do his job.
Returning the DA and changes to the. Linty commission may improve Clayton County. There are many good people who live there and need prayers.
Chris
August 24th, 2012
11:17 am
For most of the people on this blog making comments about Clayton county. Yall need to look at your own counties first. S. Dorsey killed Sheriff Brown in Dekalb. Fulton County jail they make rap videos and unlock their cells as well as let a man shoot up the court house. When Victor Hill was in charge most of the criminals hated to go to jail because he made it hell for them. I have never been to jail but i feel better with him in charge than Kem. Kem jail staffers beat inmates, a inmate died, all kind of things not to mention the crime is out of control imo. Crime is in every county even the rich people got their fair share. So don’t hate on Clayton because we elected Victor Hill, we know how things were when he was Sheriff. Forget these little charges, he can fight crime and that is more important because all politicians abuse the system one way or another. don’t just listen to the news read and investigate to get your info. Eldrin Bell is as dirty as they come and that’s why he got voted out. He was awarding contracts to companies that were making contributions to his campaign. We know who we voted in yall need to look at who we voted out and why……… Victor was making major drug bust haven’t seen Kem do to much of that….
Old timer
August 24th, 2012
11:19 am
Also…Clayton County would be well served by a strengthening of the two party system.enven a strong “independent” running for sheriff would serve the county well.
A Citizen
August 24th, 2012
11:21 am
All of you are ignorant. I don’t live in Clayton County but it is their right to vote for anyone they desire to. Perhaps Clayton County will go thru some changes with this sheriff-elect but that is no reason to bash the whole county. EVERYONE did not vote for him. I just wish you all would be mindful of the things you are saying. These are human beings not animals.
Hungmoon
August 24th, 2012
11:26 am
It’s a good thing that Atlanta Airport is partially in Clayton County. The revenues help to finance the corruption and incompetence.
Faye
August 24th, 2012
11:34 am
Atler8, I like your post. I live in Clayton County, too, and what happened in the elections this week does not represent all of Clayton as the media and others would portray. Yes, we have our work “cut out” for the county to experience real, positive change, but nothing is impossible.
oldfart
August 24th, 2012
11:38 am
While I did not read the documents in depth (can’t get past page 1 on the first one). I really didn’t see anything there that is exculpatory to the charges. The fallacy in his covering email is that the Clayton DA is not the one who sat the grand jury that came in with the indictments. He is obviously trying to be heard in the court of public opinion before this even goes to court by blowing smoke which obviously has worked for him before in Clayton County. I would question if it is even legal to publicize the police investigations without at least redacting the privileged tag numbers and subsequent motor vehicle records of uninvolved parties. Can the prosecution ask for a change of venue? At the very least they should be in front of a judge today asking for a gag order.
GLAD I DON'T LIVE IN CLAYTON!!!!
August 24th, 2012
11:40 am
For the longest, I thought Mr. Hill would fade into the dusk and we would never have to hear from him again. Having said that, I wonder what kind of law enforcement officer Mr. Kimbrough is seeing he was beat by Hill. Victor Hill has the worst judgement of any Sherriff I have ever seen, and I’ve lived in at least 10 states. For Hill to be voted in, it really makes me wonder about some of the people who live in Clayton Co. Mr. Kimbrough, you seem to be very slick. what’s done in the dark…I know some people who live there and they are some of the finest people I have ever met. My Pastor lives there. Mr. Dole will NEVER let Mr. Hill take office and he, in my mind he never should. 37 counts? He has to be guilty of something. Mr. Kimbrough, sexual charges? Seriously? It’s Brothers (used loosely) like you two who make it hard for those of us trying to be what God has called us to be. People all over the country are laughing at you . Do either one of you realize what you have done? Both of you really need to consider leaving the Metro area. Mr Kimbrough, your lucky your wife is still with you. Time will tell.
GLAD I DON'T LIVE IN CLAYTON!!!!
August 24th, 2012
11:45 am
Oh, Mr. Bell you should have been gone 20 years ago. My 21 year old daughter told me you tried to hit on her about 3 years ago. your a disgrace. I thought about filing charges but i would have had to file in Clayton Co.
DeKalb
August 24th, 2012
11:54 am
@Reality… you are laughable…
As for the rest of my comment… Clayton county is in trouble… and it’s only going to get worse with Victor Hill in charge… Hopefully, he’ll be convicted and sentenced.. and this will all be a nightmare we laugh about.. Hopefully, someone will be put in place that can truly clean up that county…. I don’t live there and have no intentions to ever live there but I do know that if this isn’t fixed.. we’ll all feel like we live in Clayton county… Go away Victor Hil.. You are NOT fooling anyone but the ones in Clayton that want you there.. and they paid for you to be there.. .
Roach
August 24th, 2012
11:59 am
I once ran for political office in Clayton County, and I lost. Not enough pending indictments, I guess.
Roach
August 24th, 2012
12:01 pm
Crooks hated to go to jail because the county jail couldn’t serve hot food, in violation of state law.
BO
August 24th, 2012
12:02 pm
Wow! With all that going on there, I’m relieved I did’nt get hired to work at the jail in Clayton County.
me
August 24th, 2012
12:04 pm
I’ll bet no one has checked to see if the election was rigged. Remember, this is Clayton County!
demsuxs
August 24th, 2012
12:18 pm
well they get what they pay for, oh wait, the bums are all on welfare and dont pay taxes on section 8 housing. where is general sherman when you need a county burned down. turn the county into a dump……….
AntiIgnorance
August 24th, 2012
12:20 pm
Hey Red Herring. First of all, please learn to write an intelligible post. “Have someone” should read: HAS someone. My God! What is it that makes Obama a racist? Is his cabinet composed entirely of African Americans? He’s made two appointments to the Supreme Court. How many of them are Black? Why is it that so many of you are so willing to call people of color racist? Is it to make you feel better about your hatefulness or is it that you are angry that a person of color is in a position that you will never occupy? What is it? Be specific! You won’t respond because to do so will expose you ignorance. I will pray for you, Dummy.
Bernie Matt
August 24th, 2012
12:22 pm
HEY WHITE BOYS! Have you heard the story about the Judge (white) asking the good white woman to be his mistress and then trying to plant drugs on her car. I’ll stop there cause this post would be too long. Now go play in the middle of the road on 400 idiots!
Dekalb Res
August 24th, 2012
12:24 pm
I don’t live in the county but support Victor Hill. He at least has docs proving his innocence. You may not like his methods but his message is clear. You go Clayton County and also look at the governor of this wonderful state..Nathan Deal. He was also elected and is known to be crooked!!
AntiIgnorance
August 24th, 2012
12:27 pm
Clayton is just like Washington D.C. where Marion Barry was arrested and convicted of smoking crack and it was recorded!! Victor Hill is, at least, a narcissist and, at worst, a sociopath. Don’t know what the people of the county who voted for him were thinking but I thank God I don’t live there. Also, the voters have given their power to state officials who can prevent him from taking office.
NL
August 24th, 2012
12:29 pm
For everyone calling Victor Hill a criminal let me ask you one question: Are you not innocent until proven guilty? Anyone can be charged with a crime, all it takes is to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Let’s not forget that our Governor has a shady history also and I’m sure a lot of the people posting such negative things about Clayton County voted for him. Let the system play it out. If the man is convicted of one of the charges he will not be Sheriff, however if he is found not guilty is he still a criminal? The people voted for him because he was visible and they perceived him as tough on crime. When the criminal say they would rather go to any jail but Clayton County that’s says a lot to me. Sheriff Kimbrough did his job but he was not scandal free either. Again let the system run its course and we will see if he a criminal or not.
JJ
August 24th, 2012
12:34 pm
@Shundra 9:25 – That’s exactly what I said after Obama got elected…
Queen Noor
August 24th, 2012
12:39 pm
1. When I read a case file, I read the entire file not excerpts provided to me about the person investigated. Shady.
2. Sheriff K should not have investigated Sheriff H, rather ask an outside agency to conduct that inquery to be proper.
3. Sheriff H seems to have had a lot of fun being followed around. That must have made him feel “real important” like Mayor Bill Campbell. Ouch!
4. I can’t get enough of this story. Keep it coming!
atler8
August 24th, 2012
12:41 pm
demsuxs
Per my comment at 10:44, just go away!
Dr. John Trotter
August 24th, 2012
12:46 pm
It appears that what gave legs to any indictment of popular Victor Hill was his announcement in early 2011 that he planned on running again for sheriff…against Kem Kimbrough. Suddenly, there appeared to be a rush to indictment the former sheriff. The surveillance that Kem Kimbrough evidently ordered his department to engage in against Victor Hill is unconscionable and, from what I hear, costs the Clayton County taxpayers about $400,000.00. I am glad that the Clayton County voters rose us and threw out of office Sheriff Kem Kimbrough. The people of Clayton County feel much safer with Victor Hill in office. I have talked with many Clayton County citizens this week. The thugs and criminals are afraid of Victor Hill. You outsiders who like to gleefully look disdainfully toward the citizens of Clayton County would probably feel differently if thugs and criminals were running rampantly up and down Haberham or Tuxedo or East Cobb. You have guilty of engaging in geographical snobbery. It would be funny to see how fast you would call a Victor Hill-led Sheriff Department if some thugs just engaged in a home invasion against you. Victor Hill dispatched units on the scene with all due alacrity.
http://thegeorgiacitizen.net/
Dr. John Trotter
August 24th, 2012
12:48 pm
Please forgive my typos. I was just typing too fast.
Parade of Knuckleheads
August 24th, 2012
12:48 pm
Clayton County is horrible.
Fun Size
August 24th, 2012
12:48 pm
For Chris who said:
“For most of the people on this blog making comments about Clayton county. Yall need to look at your own counties first” -
believe me, I don’t think any other metro county is superior (and i happen to live in one of them). While the location is great, it’s a mess too! Almost every goverment entity has their ethical and political challenges these days, as does the city of ATL and the State of GA for that matter. Power, money and greed are universal.
I wasn’t aware that one had to be from Clayton County to express an opinion on the topic of Victor Hill and how totally backward it is for him to be re-elected to office there.
Bernie Matt
August 24th, 2012
12:51 pm
@ AntiIgnorance – defending Obama and attacking Hill and Berry is not the answer. If you had a more wordly view and were not trying to capitulate to white folks and have them like you, you would realize that Victor just like Marion did more for people of color than Obama ever has and that’s why they were targeted. Sure Marion smoked crack, but I guess you’re going to ignore the fact that Obama was a druggy during his teen and early adulthood, huh. Call a spade a spade, this man is going around bombing sovereign countries just like his all Presidents before him, so I for one won’t defend him, whatever the white folks reason for hating him is.
Just Passing Through
August 24th, 2012
12:58 pm
No republican candidates?
Nope.
2 Choices of evil.
Choose lesser evil.
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
August 24th, 2012
1:02 pm
He’s to short to be Sheriff. Take his booster seat out of his patrol car so he can’t see over the dashboard and everything will be ok.
me
August 24th, 2012
1:11 pm
Would you hire anyone from Clayton? LOL!
Victor Hell
August 24th, 2012
1:11 pm
Thanks to all you dumb as dirt Clayton voters who voted me in as your crooked Sheriff. I always thought DeKalb voters were the most stupid of all but you, my dear crooks and wannabee crooks have put them to shame.
Oh, congrats to the first and second dummies at top of comments list. Did you vote for me also,lmao?
Anita
August 24th, 2012
1:28 pm
@Auntie Christ, Thank you for putting it out there. Corruption has no skin color so please don’t try to act like that blacks are the only ones that do it. As a former resident of Chicago which has history of years of corruption performed by white men, I know for a fact that corruption has no skin color. As a black woman, I also question the reason the residents of Clayton County put a man with such character back in office. This does say a lot for the residents. All we can do is pray for that county because they will need it.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
August 24th, 2012
1:35 pm
Walkin Small : the Victor Hill story
Bernie Matt
August 24th, 2012
1:35 pm
@Anita – just exactly what does it say about the county, that’s not also stated about the rest of the country. You by your own admission have stated it to be true in Chicago. So do you think that Chicago and Clayton County are any different from Cobb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Paulding and all the rest in GA and around the country. You black apologist kill me, trying to curry favor with the white folks. Wherever you live sweetie, they play the same game, you just don’t know about it because you probably live in a majority white area and you keep your mouth closed and do what they tell you.
me
August 24th, 2012
1:49 pm
Black folks keep themselves down, and racists love it.
Selina
August 24th, 2012
1:52 pm
Innocent until proven guilty! Who the hell made you all judge and jury?
Denying And Manipulating All News, inc.
August 24th, 2012
2:07 pm
That’s right Bernie. You tell ‘em. Black folk have to stick together. If they move to a majority white area their property might appreciate and that hurts our agenda.
DaMan, inc.
demsuxs
August 24th, 2012
2:10 pm
el negro county is going down the tubes, gotta luv seeing that.
Jai
August 24th, 2012
2:13 pm
What about the mayor and the airport contracts? He should be impeached for making sure all his friends got the contracts. But nothing will be done as usual.
Bernie Matt
August 24th, 2012
2:14 pm
Hey Stupid, white folks houses are being foreclosed left and right. So your point would be what exactly! IDIOT! Have you noticed the 99% movement is lead by your own. Man try that bull on someone else. I’m way above you!
Angel Macaroni
August 24th, 2012
3:59 pm
This is for the ignorant people who continually scream “innocent until proven guilty.” This doctrine applies to a jury inside a court of law. It does not apply to people expressing an opinion. Also, there is case law which expressly states that it is permissible to draw an unfavorable inference subsequent to felony indictment. Hill is guilty as hell. So was O.J.
dinoM
August 24th, 2012
4:06 pm
clayton county may be even more crooked than gwinnett, which I didn’t think possible.
Denying And Manipulating All News, inc.
August 24th, 2012
5:30 pm
No point in flinging names Bernie. Can’t you see that we agree? Moving to a majority white area that has better schools than Clayton County is outside of our agenda too. You keep it up calling them sell outs and black apologists. We love it.
DaMan, Inc.
Chris
August 24th, 2012
7:31 pm
@ funsize you can have an opinion just make sure its a educated one meaning atleast know more than 37 indictments. For the people that say they are glad they don’t live in Clayton county. Remember you still live in Georgia and Gov. Deal is corrupt and well as the lady that was up in Gwinnett an the commission board. And Fulton county rigged their election so come on people. If Clayton county election was rigged you would because Victor or Jeff Turner wouldn’t have won. So glad we can run a honest election. The criminals will be in your community soon because Victor is running them out of Clayton co. Just as he did his 1st term………………..
Pragmatic1One
August 24th, 2012
8:02 pm
Anyone ever hear of “skip” chesire? Well, he’s a white male who is the former court administrator in Cobb County who used his influence to have women engage in various sex acts in the Cobb county courthouse. There were implications that Superior court judges were aware of and/or engaged in the sexual trysts. This was not a top news story, and it took almost a week to find any residue of it on the internet. The epicenter of white male republican activity, counties such as Cobb seem to have immunity from media scrutiny.
Is Fayette county a Black female assistant DA was caught performing a sexual act on a sitting judge, in his vehicle. She was suspended without pay, placed under investigation, all while this judge was given the option to resign. The hierarchy of power swayed in the direction of this white male Superior court judge. Not to mention the top judge for the circuit calling the attorney, who exposed the information, into judge’s chambers, during hearing & trials, to perform sexual favors.
What about a law case out of Gwinnett that is required study for educational law where administrators allowed an injured student to lay on the floor bleeding while they tried to figure out how to not report the incident so it would not reflect as a violent act for their school.
I can go on-and-on, but my point is the media propagates the fallacy of a utopia in predominantly white areas, when in fact they are the most problematic (psychologically, morally, and ethically). Fortunately I have had an opportunity to study & research media, propaganda, and politics, a major portion of which was to view & analyze media coverage. Today’s media is the most technologically advanced propaganda machine in history with instantaneous misinformation available via twitter & facebook.
“Innocent until proven guilty” is still the standard, but the misguided one’s who believe in the fallacious/oxy-moronic ideology of white superiority will continue to plague comment boards & pollute the planet with their presence.
atonement
August 24th, 2012
8:54 pm
For all of you who dont know the facts just stop posting comments about our elected sheriff victor hill these are not federal charges the feds nor fbi thought it was even worthy to get involved this was brought about by sheriff well not sheriff any more kemdummy as of jan 1 read the files if someone followed you around for two years or more im sure they could build a case on you ashamed of that da didnt vote for her.
Horsetoothedjackass
August 24th, 2012
10:34 pm
I live in Clayton County and I sure as hell didn’t vote for Walking Small. I find it a bit deceptive for a candidate who is not the incumbent to have “re-elect” on their campaign signs as well as appearing in what looks to be a Sheriff’s uniform in some ads that appeared on LED billboards as well as campaign mailers.
Victor Hill is someone whose middle name ought to be troublemaker. Years ago, he worked for a police department in South Carolina (North Charleston, IIRC) and left there under mysterious circumstances and ended up moving to Atlanta. When he was a Clayton County police officer, he was also a member of the Georgia House Of Representatives and during that time he butted heads with County officials over a policy regarding county employees running for political office. When he resigned from the Clayton County PD, he parked his patrol car in the Police Chief’s parking space with his gun and his badge in the trunk of the car.
When he was Sheriff, beside butting heads with the County Commission, he was also butting heads with the Clayton County PD, as he had every intent to try to force a merger of the two departments that he would head. This is part of the reason why he had the CCSD cars painted black (He also had his name put on the cars, which is the height of arrogance and egotism, as putting the Sheriff’s name on the cars is just not done.) and why they switched from the traditional brown uniforms to navy blue ones that nearly match the CCPD black uniforms. He also started putting deputies out on patrol duty and duplicating the services that the CCPD performed and this caused a lot of friction as a result. While under state law the Sheriff’s Department could do the same duties as the Police Department, traditionally counties that have both a Sheriff’s Department and a Police Department lay out specific duties for each department and the Sheriff’s Departments have traditionally performed duties assorted which the courthouse.
After Hill was defeated in a runoff in 2008, he quit showing up to work, which for a sworn officer of the law is unacceptable. You didn’t see Stanley Tuggle act that way after he was beaten by Hill in 2004.
Sheriff Kimbrough was doing a fine job as Sheriff, as unlike when Victor Hill was Sheriff, the only time his name would be mentioned would be for the sort of things you expect the head of a county law enforcement agency to be doing. He wasn’t making the news for firing deputies who happened to support the former Sheriff; he was out there trying to undo some of the mess Hill left, like a number of missing CCSD badges that Victor Hill seemed to hand out like candy to his supporters. As a result, they had to redesign the badge and reissue them to their deputies. Even out of office, Victor Hill was costing the taxpayers in Clayton County.
Victor Hill seems to continue to ignore the fact that they brought in a special prosecutor from outside of the county, and if this was “political”, they would have not done so. The charges against him were the result of an ethics complaint that was filed by a citizen who had looked at his campaign disclosures and then brought it to the attention of the District Attorney as well as the current Sheriff.
Of course he’s going to make these outrageous accusations towards the current DA, as she defeated Jewel Scott back in 2008, who has been a longtime supporter of Hill’s ( As has her husband, Lee Scott, who has had multiple failed bids for the county commission.). She also recently defeated another candidate supposedly linked to Victor Hill and the Scotts, Leslie Miller Terry.
Victor Hill will not serve a single day as Clayton County Sheriff as with 37 charges against him, the chances of beating all 37 of them doesn’t look very promising. Once again, he’ll cost the taxpayers of Clayton County money that could have been better spent elsewhere, as at some point they will have to hold a special election to fill his term, and I don’t think they’ll let the interim Sheriff sit in office until the primaries in 2014.
Oscar Knight
August 24th, 2012
11:18 pm
File : victorhill 5 – Page 35 – Time : 1843
Please Read who Victor had dinner with.
Sgt Rock
August 25th, 2012
8:45 am
Want to see the depth of it all? Visit and read: http://www.claytonadvocate.com
Oscar Knight
August 25th, 2012
9:02 am
Quote : “The former sheriff released a batch of documents that he said would prove his innocence, and promised to show reporters even more. See the docs here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.”
….The Dinner Party of Three : The Reunion ?
Document File :
Victor Hill 5 – Page 35 – Time : 1843 – December 19, 2011
….Just Ask Jeff about his association with Victor Hill and Greg Porter :
…….News-Daily article published March 29, 2007
….Quote : “In 1994, three of those officers — Turner, Greg Porter, who is now an administrative captain, and Victor Hill, who is now the county’s sheriff — approached the NAACP for help.”
http://www.lakejodeco.org/news/AnnounceShow.asp?announcement_id=17558&assn_id=12312
…..”Newly Elected Chairman : Peace With Victor Hill”
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/peace-with-victor-hill/nRHjj/
Oscar Knight
August 25th, 2012
9:22 am
…Read More :
http://claytonwatchdog.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=news&action=display&thread=3527
Nappy Bonaparte
August 25th, 2012
10:18 am
If you read the surveillance report you will see that when he didn’t know he was being tailed he parked in handicapped spaces at almost every opportunity. That speaks volumes about his real character to me outside of the felony charges. My wife has cerebral palsy and I wouldn’t dare park our handicap tagged car in those spaces unless she is with me.
One of the few times he didn’t was the meeting with Turner and Porter.
Oscar Knight
August 25th, 2012
10:31 am
….Many Outsiders of Clayton County might have your own opinion, about the county…..However; I have lived in Clayton County since 1960.
…..During the last 15 years, their has been a Self Destruction Force within our county, and began like this :
……Start by building a Temple of Justice, building a state of the art prison facility, provide section 8 housing for the poor and underprivileged, wait for Atlanta to demolish their government housing projects, throw out the welcome matte for residents, and sponsor new voter registration .
……..Elect incompetent officials to lead the county through the primrose path to self destruction, discredit the school system,let corruption go unchecked, bring in the media to advertise the crime and our shady officials, and then watch as our property values plummet to nothing.
….Don’t blame the plummeting economy for Clayton County’s hardships.
……Do Your Own Math On Clayton County, Ga. and Add Up The Totals :
Start off by building a Temple of Justice
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Build a state of the art prison facility
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Rezone the county for apartment dwellings
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Provide section 8 housing for the poverty stricken residents
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Start Blockbusting the neighborhoods
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Wait for Atlanta to demolish their government housing projects
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Throw out the welcome matte for our new residents
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Sponsor Voter Registration For Our New Residents
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Watch the rising crime rates
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Elect incompetent officials
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Discredit the school system
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Let corruption go unchecked
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Bring in the media to advertise the crime and our shady officials
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Watch the Business Closings go unnoticeable
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And watch our property values plummet to nothing.
What do you have remaining ?
80% of the Voters that Welcomes the new changes in our county.
The Clayton County Temple of Justice :
Clayton County Justice Complex
..”The facility received its first inmate in October 2000; about 21 months after site work began.”
…..”The new $110 million Clayton County Justice Complex in Jonesboro, Georgia is a mammoth facility comprising a county detention facility, new courthouse and renovation of existing structures. The precast concrete portion of the facility is the new detention facility”
http://www.precastconsulting.com/Thirdlevel/Clayton.html
…What was Clayton County preparing for ?
Read More : “Stuck On Stupid In Clayton County”
http://claytonwatchdog.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=thedysfunctionalundertow
Oscar Knight
August 25th, 2012
10:39 am
…Riddle me with this :
……If Clayton County was to have a Fool’s Parade, who would be out front twirling the baton ?
Oscar Knight
August 25th, 2012
10:46 am
…..Clayton County is a gift that keeps on giving !!!
….”The Escapades’ & Adventures Of Walkin Small”
http://claytonwatchdog.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=walkinsmall
Oscar Knight
August 25th, 2012
11:02 am
…Anyone is Welcome to say anything about Our County, however, How can anyone deny the fact that Clayton County has their own Free Magic Shows incorporated into Our Government and Culture ?
…..One of my best, is the vanishing property values routine.
…..The follow up show will cost you, it’s called “The Raising County Taxes Show”. We have seen this trick done before, but, we forced, against our will, to watch it again.
……Another mind boggling Magic Show is when a fired Clayton County School Board Member disappears and reappears as a State Representative.
…..Another mind boggling illusion of magic, is when brainless voters turn on themselves in the voting booths, cut their own throats, and then returns in the aftermath, to lodge complaints for their own mistakes.
…Come to Clayton County and Be Part of the Shameless Fun !!!
…Where stupid & ignorance reigns supreme……In fact, it’s highly encouraged.
Oscar Knight
August 25th, 2012
11:58 am
….Victor Hill is not the only side show novelty act that we have in Clayton County; We have a lot more in The Clayton County Circus.
…..Welcome To The Democrat Plantation of Clayton County, Georgia.
Horsetoothedjackass
August 25th, 2012
12:00 pm
Just ignore Oscar Knight’s spamming. He does a lot of the same on the Clayton Neighbor website as well as some community related forums. He seems to be Clayton County’s resident crackpot and seems to have his tinfoil hat on a little too tightly. He’s the other extreme of craziness within Clayton County.
Oscar Knight
August 25th, 2012
12:15 pm
Horsetoothedjackass; Sgt Rock….Envy will get you nowhere. Go back to your Ghost Forum and Get yourself a Fresh Crying Towel.