Story Created:
Oct 19, 2012 at 6:28 PM EDT
Story Updated:
Oct 19, 2012 at 6:28 PM EDT
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) - A judge has dropped five felony charges against a former Georgia sheriff, reducing the number of criminal counts to 32.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the theft and racketeering charges were dropped Friday for former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill.
Hill is accused of ordering an employee to help him write a book, using official funds to pay for a vacation rental and placing a county worker on administrative leave to travel with him. Hill is expected to go on trial on Nov. 26.
Hill defeated the sheriff Kem Kimbrough in a runoff election in August and says the charges are politically motivated.
A write-in candidate is challenging Hill in the November election.
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Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com
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