February 12, 2008
Deputies suspended in wheelchair case
TAMPA -- Four Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies were suspended -- one without pay -- for dumping a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair, authorities say.
On Jan. 29, Brian Sterner was booked at the Orient Road Jail. Video footage shows a uniformed officer throwing the Sterner out of his chair, then searching him as he lay on the floor.
That deputy, Charlette Marshall-Jones, 44, was suspended without pay, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. Marshall-Jones has been with the sheriff's office since 1986. Three others -- Sgt. Gary Hinson, 51, Cpl. Steven Dickey, 45 and Cpl. Decondra Williams, 36 -- were placed on administrative leave. Hinson has been with the sheriff's office since 1984; Dickey, 1982; and Williams, 1994. The length of the four suspensions was unknown, Carter said.
Tampa police reports show Sterner was stopped Oct. 25 in Ybor City after he was spotted waving his arms and shaking his head from side to side in a 2005 silver Mini Cooper.
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http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/2008/02/deputies-suspen.html
I don't know if Sterner is a veteran or not but this is just so wrong it cannot be ignored.
Deputies suspended in wheelchair case
TAMPA -- Four Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies were suspended -- one without pay -- for dumping a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair, authorities say.
On Jan. 29, Brian Sterner was booked at the Orient Road Jail. Video footage shows a uniformed officer throwing the Sterner out of his chair, then searching him as he lay on the floor.
That deputy, Charlette Marshall-Jones, 44, was suspended without pay, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. Marshall-Jones has been with the sheriff's office since 1986. Three others -- Sgt. Gary Hinson, 51, Cpl. Steven Dickey, 45 and Cpl. Decondra Williams, 36 -- were placed on administrative leave. Hinson has been with the sheriff's office since 1984; Dickey, 1982; and Williams, 1994. The length of the four suspensions was unknown, Carter said.
Tampa police reports show Sterner was stopped Oct. 25 in Ybor City after he was spotted waving his arms and shaking his head from side to side in a 2005 silver Mini Cooper.
go here for the rest
http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/2008/02/deputies-suspen.html
I don't know if Sterner is a veteran or not but this is just so wrong it cannot be ignored.
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