What You Need to Know

• Former Sheriff Victor Hill fired the employee when she requested an accommodation for PTSD.
• In March, Hill was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for violating the civil rights of prisoners in his custody.
• This is the first of several federal civil suits that were stayed during Hill's criminal proceedings to see a verdict.

A jury once again delivered a verdict condemning the actions of former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, this time in civil court.

After a three-day trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, a jury awarded a former Clayton County Sheriff’s Office employee back pay equivalent to two years’ salary, plus compensatory damages totaling just over $200,000. Hill made the decision to fire the plaintiff, Brittani Williams, a veteran, when she requested accommodation for PTSD.

Victor Hill. (Credit: Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department)

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