Deputy Dumps Man out of Wheelchair to Check Disability

[Swede]

This is ugly.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0d7_1202840119

[DS1]

1. already posted

[mcscajun]

2. And the Deputy in question has been relieved of her duties without pay

...pending the outcome of an investigation. She has not officially been terminated.

That'll come next. And she deserves it.

[Divernan]

3. This is really horrible.

This happened a month ago and just now is being investigated. The sheriff's dept. did not even write up a report on the incident, although they did have the prisoner xrayed for broken bones.

If you watch the video you will see the hefty female deputy who dumped this frail man out of the chair, then proceed to push his legs open and frisk his crotch. Here's more from the article:

"Tampa Florida - The Hillsborough Co. Sheriff's Office held a press conference at 10:30am regarding the deputy who can be seen on video dumping a man in a wheelchair onto the ground. They've announced that Deputy Charlette Jones has been relieved of her duties without pay pending the outcome of an investigation. She has not officially been terminated. Jones has been employed by the Hillsborough Co. Sheriff's Office since 1996.

Chief Deputy Joe Docobo watched the video for the first time last night and said he found himself in "disgust" and was "appalled at every level." Docobo also announced that two corporals and a sergeant involved are now on administrative leave with pay, and the jail supervisor on duty did not have knowledge of the incident.

Brian Sterner broke his neck almost 14 years ago and is a quadriplegic. Sterner, who can drive, was arrested on a traffic violation. When he was booked into the Orient Road Jail last month, Sterner couldn’t believe what happened.He says a deputy looked at him and didn’t believe he was a quadriplegic. She walked behind him, took the handles on the back of the hospital-grade wheel chair and dumped it forward."