The former Hall County Sheriff’s Office employee accused of hitting a handcuffed inmate in 2012 pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Dustin Charlton, a former Hall County jailer, filed the plea Wednesday on the two counts of misdemeanor simple battery and one count of violation of oath, said Northeastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Lee Darragh. “He received a sentence of five years on probation with several conditions, including he would not seek an employment in law enforcement or in corrections or any related jobs,” Darragh said.