Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill faces sentencing

This undated file photo provided by the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department shows Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill. A federal jury on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, returned a guilty verdict on six of seven charges Hill, accused of violating the constitutional rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs. (Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department via AP, File)

Suspended Clayton County Sherriff Victor Hill is now facing sentencing on federal civil rights violations after being convicted on six of seven charges.

Witnesses in the case testified they were held for hours in restraint chairs as detainees under Hill’s supervision, despite them breaking no rules and posing no threat at the time.

Hill has argued that he operated within his authority as sheriff, and the chair was a necessary safety measure.