Deputies, Officers Fired by Sheriff Get New Jobs
From Times Wire Reports
More than two dozen employees fired by a sheriff on his first day on the job returned to work in Jonesboro under court order, but were given low-ranking positions at the county jail.
The employees, mostly deputies and officers, were fired by Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill on Jan. 3. A day later, a judge ordered Hill to rehire them amid questions of whether they were terminated without cause, in violation of civil service rules.
Hill has declined to say why he fired the workers.
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