September 15th 2023.
Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill has recently been exonerated from misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and disturbing the peace that were filed against her last summer in Birmingham, Alabama. Hill spoke to the Orlando Sentinel earlier this week to discuss the announcement that the charges had been dropped.
“It was an unfortunate incident, which I’ve been exonerated from, and all charges have been cleared. There’s no need to go any further into that,” she said.
Hill has had her share of controversy since being elected to Orlando’s city council in 2014 to represent District 5. Beverly Burgess, an Orange County resident, filed an elections fraud complaint against Hill that same year, after Burgess commented on Facebook questioning Hill’s leadership capabilities. Burgess claims that Hill accosted her at her home, alleging that Hill told her that if she did not receive Burgess’ vote, she would make her and her family’s lives miserable and threatened to cast absentee ballots on their behalf. Hill vehemently denied the accusations and said she would be willing to address the situation through the proper channels.
In 2017, Click Orlando reported another complaint against Hill, alleging that she resided in a low-income Florida apartment building despite making more than $60,000 as councilwoman. Hill provided a year’s worth of electric bills in her name, but the inquiry sparked curiosity regarding her living situation. Hill dismissed the claims as a “smear campaign” ahead of the fast-approaching election day and said she was simply “working for the residents of Orlando.”
Overall, Regina Hill has had her fair share of controversy since being elected to office and, though the latest charges against her have been cleared, her opponents will likely continue to raise questions about her behavior and integrity. For her part, Hill maintains that this is all part of a “smear campaign” and that her focus remains on serving the residents of Orlando to the best of her ability.
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