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Four Hillsborough County sheriff s deputies have been suspended after purposely tipping a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair at a jail, authorities said Tuesday.Orient Road Jail surveillance footage from Jan. 29 shows veteran deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones, 44, dumping Brian Sterner out of his wheelchair and searc stanley drink bottle hing him on the floor after he was brought in on a warrant after a traffic violation.Sterner, 32, said when he was taken into a booking room and told to stand up, Jones grew agitated when he told her that he could not. She was irked that I wasn t complying to what she was telling me to do, he told The Tampa Tribune. It didn t register with her that she was asking me to do something I can t do. When I saw that one deputy laugh, that s w stanley thermos hen I started to boil. Sterner has been in a wheelchair for 14 years after breaking his neck in a teenage wrestling match, reports CBS News The Early Show. The Hillsborough sheriff s office says that they weren t aware of the incident until the tape was released by stanley us the media. Jones has been suspended without pay, and Sgt. Gary Hinson, 51, Cpl. Steven Dickey, 45 and Cpl. Decondra Williams, 36 have also been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, sheriff s spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.A woman who answered Jones telephone said Jones was unavailable. A message left at a telephone number listed for a Steven Dickey in Tampa was not immediately returned Tuesday night Wamy Safety Issues Rise In Nevada Construction
Sunday will mark two weeks since Irma buzz sawed her way up the spine of Florida.Some residents who thought their homes were OK just got the bad news that their apartments have been condemned.Residents tell ABC Action News they expected management at Elkhorn Apartments in Frostproof to be more proactive in the cleanup and getting the word out that they needed help.But, some people told us workers at the complex operated by Franklin Asset Management dropped the ball. It is frustrating because it seems like the people who need the help the most are unable to get it, Martha Neher said.Nehers sister lives in the federally subsidized housing.She said her sister never had any issues because she was able to bring her food and get her to saf air max 2 ety. Others, werent so fortunate. I knew there were still people in need but I didnt realize the actual damage to this apartment complex, Austin Gravley said.Gravley is a Frostproof City Councilor for Seat 2. Id been in here a couple days serving hot meals and no one really said anything, Gravley said. On Wednesday, Gravley went into a unit where a husband and wife were living amongst the debris that and destruction caused when their ceiling caved in.Gravley said he couldnt believe peop reebok laufschuhe le were still inside. Were these people abandon nike af ed by their property management, Michael Paluska asked. It seems like it it seems like somewhere along the way the ball was dropped, Gravley said.We reached out to Franklin Asset Management but still have not hea |
