ATLANTA – An Atlanta-area sheriff who says he accidentally shot and injured a woman while they were practicing police tactics inside an empty model home pleaded no contest to a reckless-conduct charge Tuesday.
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill entered the plea under the state’s first-offender statute and was ordered to serve 12 months on probation and pay a $1,000 fine, according to a news release from the Gwinnett Countydistrict attorney’s office.
Hill had acknowledged shooting Gwenevere McCord in an empty model home in Lawrenceville on May 3, 2015. Hill told a 911 operator the shooting was an accident that happened while they were practicing police tactics.
A Gwinnett County grand jury in November indicted Hill on the misdemeanor reckless-conduct charge.
McCord, who has fully recovered from her injuries, was cooperative but said she didn’t want Hill prosecuted for an accident, prosecutors said.