Deputy Seen Dumping Man From Wheelchair Faces Felony Charge
POSTED: Saturday, February 16, 2008
UPDATED: 6:47 pm EST February 16, 2008
 Orient Road Jail surveillance footage from Jan. 29 shows veteran deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones, 44, dumping Brian Sterner out of his wheelchair and searching him on the floor after he was brought in on a warrant after a traffic violation. |
TAMPA, Fla. -- A veteran detention deputy videotaped dumping a paralyzed inmate from his wheelchair onto a jail floor was arrested as a result of her actions.
PHOTOS: Quadriplegic Man Dumped
Jail records show Charlette Marshall-Jones was booked into the Orient Road Jail early Saturday morning. It is the same jail where Marshall-Jones worked. She is accused of tipping 32-year-old Brian Sterner out of his wheelchair and searching him on the floor. The incident gained national prominence after a surveillance video surfaced this week of Marshall-Jones tipping Brian Sterner from his wheelchair during booking at Tampa's Orient Road Jail. An official called it a "disgrace" Friday night. Three jail supervisors remain on suspension for failing to act during or after the incident. Sgt. Gary Hinson, 51, Cpl. Steven Dickey, 45 and Cpl. Decondra Williams, 36 will remain on administrative leave until an investigation of their actions is concluded, Gee said. Sterner, 32, was arrested Jan. 29 on a warrant for a traffic violation. He has said that Marshall-Jones grew agitated when she told him to stand up and he didn't. Sterner is paralyzed. He has partial movement in his arms, but is unable to use his legs. The video shows Marshall-Jones dumping Sterner onto the floor shortly after he was wheeled into the jail's booking area. The Hillsborough County deputy has been charged with one count of felony abuse of a disabled person. She was released after posting $3,500 bail. An attorney for Marshall-Jones listed in jail records did not immediately return a phone message.
Copyright 2008 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
PHOTOS: Quadriplegic Man Dumped Jail records show Charlette Marshall-Jones was booked into the Orient Road Jail early Saturday morning. It is the same jail where Marshall-Jones worked. She is accused of tipping 32-year-old Brian Sterner out of his wheelchair and searching him on the floor. The incident gained national prominence after a surveillance video surfaced this week of Marshall-Jones tipping Brian Sterner from his wheelchair during booking at Tampa's Orient Road Jail. An official called it a "disgrace" Friday night. Three jail supervisors remain on suspension for failing to act during or after the incident. Sgt. Gary Hinson, 51, Cpl. Steven Dickey, 45 and Cpl. Decondra Williams, 36 will remain on administrative leave until an investigation of their actions is concluded, Gee said. Sterner, 32, was arrested Jan. 29 on a warrant for a traffic violation. He has said that Marshall-Jones grew agitated when she told him to stand up and he didn't. Sterner is paralyzed. He has partial movement in his arms, but is unable to use his legs. The video shows Marshall-Jones dumping Sterner onto the floor shortly after he was wheeled into the jail's booking area. The Hillsborough County deputy has been charged with one count of felony abuse of a disabled person. She was released after posting $3,500 bail. An attorney for Marshall-Jones listed in jail records did not immediately return a phone message.
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- February 13, 2008: Deputies Dump Quadriplegic Man Out Of Chair
Copyright 2008 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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