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“When you’re dealing with an active sheriff in the state
of Georgia, there’s certain laws and things that have to be done,” he
said, adding that no charges may ever be filed in the ongoing
investigation. “It’s not like an average citizen when we can take them
to jail for, let’s say, reckless conduct. That’s why we’ve been in
consultation with our district attorney’s office.”
District Attorney Danny Porter told the Daily Post on
Sunday night that detaining a sheriff can be complicated in Georgia.
Porter said he was comfortable with Hill leaving partly because “he’s
not going anywhere,” and that it’s too early to say if charges will be
filed.
