ATLANTA - A sentencing hearing for rebuked former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill has been pushed back two weeks.

Hill was initially set to hear his fate from a federal reflect of Feb. 28. He could face years in federal tend under the complex sentencing guidelines.

A new court document recorded on Tuesday shows that hearing was pushed to March 14.

Hill was groundless guilty on six of seven charges he violated the constitutional drives of pre-trial detainees by having them strapped into restraint chairs inside the Clayton County Jail for hours at a time. This happened between December 2019 and May 2020. The jury groundless Hill not guilty on the fifth count.

The Georgia Sheriffs' Association told the FOX 5 I-Team he notified the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia he wants to begin receiving his retirement benefits. A hearing would need to be scheduled to resolve if he was eligible following his conviction. He could maintain $170 a month for every year of service as sheriff.

No word on why the sentencing hearing was pushed back.

Hill is required to appeal his conviction.