Trial of Decatur man indicted for attempted murder of off-duty officer moved to August
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — According to court documents, the trial for a Decatur man indicted for attempted murder after he hit an off-duty officer multiple times with a Jeep in 2022 has been reset for August.
Court documents filed on Feb. 27 say Gregory Martin Hill's attorney filed a motion to continue, saying 'Counsel needs additional time to prepare for trial of this case. Also, the parties are continuing to discuss settlement.'
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The motion to continue was granted by Morgan County Circuit Judge Charles B. Elliot. Court documents show that the trial has been reset for August 18.
In April 2023, Hill was indicted for attempted murder.
The Decatur Police Department said the incident started on the afternoon of August 16, 2022, when Brown noticed a man sitting in the Jeep 'stationary' in front of the officer's home. Brown asked the man, later identified as Hill, if he needed help.
Documents say Hill started cursing at Brown before backing out and hitting another parked car on the street. When Brown walked towards the end of the driveway, court records say Hill tried to run him over but hit a tree instead.
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News 19 obtained the Ring doorbell camera footage from Hill's residence. You can watch the full video below.
The doorbell footage shows Brown then ran into his home to get his gun and handcuffs while Hill chased after him. Documents say the off-duty officer then came back outside with his department-issued weapon and told Hill to get down on the ground, but Hill refused.
Court records say Hill got back into the Jeep as Brown tried to get him out of the driver's seat. Hill then drove over Brown as the officer fired his gun several times into the vehicle.
The video showed Brown being pushed across the yard on the front of the vehicle before Hill was accused of backing up and over Brown's legs.
Other officers responded to the scene and arrested Hill, who was charged with attempted murder and booked into the Morgan County Jail with a cash bond of $1,000,000.
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Conditions of Hill's million-dollar bond stated that he would be supervised and stay under house arrest with GPS monitoring, no alcohol or firearms and that he would have no contact with Brown or the Decatur Police Department.
The case was bound over to a grand jury in September 2022, with the indictment being returned on April 14, 2023.
On July 15, 2023, Hill entered a plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
Following this, a jury trial was originally set for Dec. 4, 2023. After several motions to continue throughout 2024, a Morgan County Circuit Judge granted a continuation and reset for trial for March 3, which has now been reset for August.
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