Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill was a mentor, friend and even godfather to current Sheriff Levon Allen, but in a social media statement Monday, April 1, Hill said that based on “disappointing job performance and poor results” he would not endorse his former protegé.
Hill was recently was released from a federal prison in Arkansas and is now in community confinement through the Atlanta Residential Reentry Management Office.
Hill was found guilty in October 2022 and was sentenced in March 2023 to 18 months on six counts of deprivation of rights of detainees at the Clayton County Jail.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Hill’s release date is April 26.
In the same April 1 social media post, Hill said the prosecution was “politically motivated.”
In a Nixle alert and a social media post, Allen responded to Hill’s comments later in the day on April 1.
“The truth of the matter is that former Sheriff Victor Hill called me from prison attempting to influence me to make certain decisions, which I refused,” Allen wrote. “He is now upset because I refuse to be a political puppet under his control. Let me be clear. My decision to take a different path stems from a fundamental disagreement in our approach to leadership and community engagement.”
In his social media post, Hill cited what he described as “mismanagement” at the jail — including a $14 million shortfall in the fiscal year 2024 budget.
“Some of this can be attributed to Allen using the budget to buy ($2 million) worth of electric vehicles, $10,000 worth of personal clothing, and allowing unlimited overtime for friends and (10) family members who are on the payroll,” Hill wrote. “Family members include aunts, nieces, cousins, and Allen’s mother and sister who both have been given command lieutenant positions, car and offices. Secretaries and…
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