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Gee Apologizes For Treatment Of Inmate In Wheelchair
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Published: February 13, 2008
Updated: 02/13/2008 07:10 pm
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TAMPA - An apology from Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee came today with a promise to investigate the jail deputy who dumped a disabled man out of a wheelchair and the supervisors who did nothing to intervene.
The man, Brian Sterner, said an apology is a good start but he also wants the deputy charged with a felony: battery of a disabled person.
A woman who answered the telephone at the home of the deputy, Charlette Marshall-Jones, said: "I feel positive. When I know I'm not wrong, I feel that way. … I do believe the truth will come out, but I can't offer more than that."
On Jan. 29, video cameras in the Orient Road Jail booking room recorded the deputy raising the back of Sterner's wheelchair and tipping him onto the floor. Sterner had been taken to the jail on a warrant stemming from a traffic violation.
An internal affairs investigation is reviewing the actions of Marshall-Jones and three of her supervisors: Cpl. Steve Dickey, 45; Cpl. Decondra Williams, 36; and Sgt. Gary Hinson, 51. Marshall-Jones was suspended without pay, and the supervisors were suspended with pay.
Gee, who apologized to Sterner's attorney Tuesday, issued a written statement of regret.
"I am personally embarrassed and shocked by the horrific treatment Mr. Sterner received," Gee wrote. "I cannot and will not even try to offer an explanation for what is seen on the video."
Gee said the incident was not caused by a lack of training. Marshall-Jones had 22 years on the job.
"It represents aberrant behavior that is totally out of context with policies, practices and standards of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office," he wrote.
"I offer my personal apology to Mr. Sterner for the treatment that he received while being processed through Central Booking."
Last year, more than 72,000 inmates were processed at the booking center, and more than 230 of them came to jail in wheelchairs, Gee said.
Sterner, 32, of Riverview, appeared today on NBC's "Today" show with his attorney, John Trevena.
He suggested that the state attorney's office get involved in the case.
"And then the attorney [general] could get involved, and then [Gov.] Charlie Crist could get involved, and then somebody else that leads this country could get involved," Sterner said. "Because it's not about one deputy, it's not about a sheriff, and it's not about a governor."
Crist said he found the incident "terribly disturbing."
"It goes beyond a pale by any compassionate person's standard I'm sure, and I wonder if there may be a civil rights issue to it," he said. "We're looking into it."
Dickey, who is seen on the video smiling afterward, declined to talk about the investigation.
"All I can say is I was not there during the incident," he said. "I did not view the incident."
Dickey is president of the Hillsborough detention deputies' chapter of the West Florida Police Benevolent Association, the union that represents deputies.
Sterner has been without the use of his legs since a wrestling accident in 1994, he said. He has no feeling below his sternum and has partial use of his arms. Trevena says his client is classified as quadriplegic.
Sterner drives a Mini Cooper outfitted with hand controls. On Oct. 25, Tampa police ticketed him, saying he blocked an intersection, court records show. He later was charged with the third-degree felony of fleeing to elude an officer in connection with the same incident.
Deputies arrested Sterner on Jan. 29 on a warrant from Tampa police at his home in Riverview. He posted bail and was freed Feb. 3.
Sterner said he told Marshall-Jones at the jail that he couldn't walk, but she didn't believe him and ordered him to stand.
After she dumped him from his chair, the video shows Sterner landing on his front and then rolling over on his back while his pockets were checked.
Sterner said he thought he had cracked two ribs, but it turned out to be bruising, Trevena said. An X-ray found no fractures.
"I think these types of things occur fairly routinely, and it's only when you have unequivocal evidence like this that something can happen about it," Trevena said on the "Today" show.
Sterner said the incident isn't about race or a wheelchair.
"Just like Rodney King got beat on the street and I got thrown out of my wheelchair, it happens to people every day," Sterner said. "It's just now there's cameras that catch it."
Trevena said he wants Marshall-Jones charged with felony battery, and for her supervisors to be disciplined and undergo mandatory retraining.
Prosecutors have consulted with sheriff's detectives and are awaiting the completion of the internal affairs investigation before a determination on charges is made, Hillsborough County Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi said.
News Channel 8 reporters Krista Klaus and Mike Vasilinda and Tribune reporter Josh Poltilove contributed to this report. Reporter Mike Wells can be reached at mwells@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7839.
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Posted by ( xtremist1969 ) on February 13, 2008 at 2:43 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
22 years of good service doesn't excuse this or anything else......
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FIRE THIS "WOMAN" IMMEDIATLY!
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Posted by ( swtampa ) on February 13, 2008 at 4:39 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Do something bad at work - get a paid vacation. When are employers going to start looking at alternatives while an investigation is going on. Wouldn't it be better to have them working on under supervision or lowered duties. Then taking PAID TIME OFF.
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Posted by ( jman50 ) on February 13, 2008 at 5:18 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Must be a new technique for body searching a quadriplegic or maybe she told him on the ground and he wouldn't comply. Looks like they need to fire more than just 4 officers. I bet she has been dumping quads for 22 years off camera because she did not look suprised when he didn't walk away and her and her partner have had previous experince in quad search, a technique she has developed in her 22 years of public service. He will get money, she will be trained in the proper search of a quad and get her job back. Cameras will be reaimed,so we can not see the dark side of life.
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Posted by ( denmar ) on February 13, 2008 at 5:41 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
The guy committed a TRAFFIC infraction, and to be treated like that?!?! It's disgusting. I'm hope she is fired AND charged with a crime! And her superiors as well!
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Posted by ( FerrisBueller ) on February 13, 2008 at 5:43 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Marymcq, maybe you should not be in that position to be mistreated!!! Think about it!!!
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Posted by ( DrBily99 ) on February 13, 2008 at 7:15 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Funny all you people that talk about jail and the Deputys from your experiencies. Guess that says a lot about yall ;)
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This reminds me of that show Reno 911.
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Posted by ( apmatssim ) on February 13, 2008 at 8:10 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
RRR,
I agree...where is the white leaders in this community? Why are we all not protesting about this?
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Posted by ( apmatssim ) on February 13, 2008 at 8:11 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
here is another example of a cop with an attitude
http://mj.933flz.com/pages/mainfeed.html?feed=204719&article=3271822
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Posted by ( iyoung ) on February 13, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
rcbimmer all of the officers who witnessed this craziness were not black (just for the record). But no matter their ethnicity, this was very much uncalled for on the part of all officers involved.
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fourpar,
Sorry, but blacks have more rights in situations like this. We can't call this a hate crime. Only blacks can use the race card.
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Posted by ( banglijk ) on February 13, 2008 at 8:26 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
fourpar, I don't see this as a racial issue, even if the rolls were reversed, but it is true, Al and Jesse would be here demanding "justice".
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Can you say "civil rights violation"? I knew you could...
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She should be fired and charged!! But God will get her and the supervisors in his own way for that disgusting behavior against a human
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Posted by ( gina1108 ) on February 13, 2008 at 8:47 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Does anybody know how the video made it's way to the media?
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Posted by ( TomDar ) on February 13, 2008 at 8:48 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
When A citizen asualts a person he or she is arrested. Why was this not done?
These paid administrated leaves are nuts. A paid vacation because you did something wrong. If the person did not do something wrong they could be given their pay.
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I am suprised that JAil TV was not in the building at the time. If they were that will be more good video
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Should Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones be fired?
CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!
http://www.tboforums.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/4332/
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Posted by ( lulu ) on February 13, 2008 at 8:58 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
everyone involved should be ashamed.BUT THEY ARE NOT.we as a socity should take back OUR streets.my 11yr old states that reno 911 is like a bunch of cops on drugs.drugs they take from dealers.i agree.just because you are an officer of law.doesn't mean you follow the law.
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Sheriff Gee, being shocked, speechless and horrified doesn't cut it. Unless you destroy the evidence, more tape is going to be looked at and if more instances like this show up, you had best already be on top of the situation because if you aren't, your job will be on the line as well.
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Her arrest for battery needs to come soon. Any other person on tape doing this would have been charged and arrested immediately.
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IF this was a black man and white cops there would be no question about it. They would have been fired and there would be people outside picketing. I suggest that is what we all do!
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I will be outside the jail picketing!!
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Posted by ( KM13 ) on February 13, 2008 at 10:05 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Another thing... it will NOT be HCSO's fault if she is not charged with this... as you can see by the title of the article, Gee has already referred it to the State Attorney's office. It is up to them to press charges.
So STOP BASHING HCSO!! Gee did the right thing by turning it over to the state to begin with!!
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Posted by ( TampaSlim ) on February 13, 2008 at 10:08 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
"Hate crime" is a bogus concept created to appease certain minority groups, and make them feel like they are getting special consideration. It's either a crime or not a crime. Hate might be a motive, but not a crime category. Now if they created a statute for Aggravated Stupidty, to add to a list of charges, I'm all for that!
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Posted by ( TampaSlim ) on February 13, 2008 at 10:12 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Hey, Job - but if someone in a wheelchair did something to really, really anger you, would poke a stick in their spokes?
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lol tampaslim, the thought would cross my mind but I wouldn't act on it. At the same time I don't think I would do something that obviously stupid when I know that it's going to be video taped.
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FIRE THEM ALL!! Cold hearted people
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"Don't dump me bro"
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Wow, that's all I can say. Now, I can almost see that kind of callousness if he were a child molester, a murderer, but the fact that this man was arrested for a traffic violation and was treated worse than child killers is sick. Every one of those people should be terminated, especially the officer that did the dumping. That is wrong in every sense of the word. TPD is a JOKE! So, now they're setting sights on the disabled!
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15 minutes....tick...tick...tick...
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If he had ordered unsalted fries, the mayor would've apologized by now!
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Posted by ( KM13 ) on February 13, 2008 at 11:02 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Gina- there is no audio. After they "dump" him, they search him while he is on the ground for several minutes. After that, they pick him back up and put him in his chair.
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Posted by ( SKR ) on February 13, 2008 at 11:14 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Good thing this wasn't a white deputy and the man in the wheel chair black. Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, the naacp would be all over this. I hate to think what would be happening in the streets of Tampa had that been the case. This looks like a hate crime to me.
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Should Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones be fired?
CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!
http://www.tboforums.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/4332/
(At the top of the forum and there is a place to cast your vote)
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Posted by ( Tunes ) on February 13, 2008 at 11:21 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
She says she will be exonerated - the tape says it all. He/She (can't tell what it is)has no remorse and unapologetic for his/her actions. The supervisors obviously don't understand the concept of supervise so they should be demoted. I don't blame Sheriff Gee but this should be a wake up call as to what happens that is not caught on tape. How stupid are they to act like that knowing that there is a video camera?
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Posted by ( TampaSlim ) on February 13, 2008 at 11:24 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Hey Dep. Charlette M-Jones - There are times when it is much better to keep one's piehole shut and wait for the process to work. This is one of those times.
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SuicideRisk
Serious?
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Posted by ( vramos1 ) on February 13, 2008 at 11:32 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
All this talk about HCSO training. HOW MUCH TRAINING DOES IT TAKE TO REALIZE THAT YOU DON'T DUMP SOMEONE OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR??
It's not training, it's common sense.
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Posted by ( KM13 ) on February 13, 2008 at 11:35 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
vramos- EXACTLY! I'm 100% sure this isn't standard procedure ANYWHERE!!
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How is one's license suspended WITHOUT knowledge? You get a ticket, if you don't pay that ticket, then your license is suspended...
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I agree 100%
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Posted by ( Yankee ) on February 13, 2008 at 11:56 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
girlfriend talking about adding insult to injury, you have the audacity to say that you will be redeemed?!!! You are an insult to HCSO. No apology, just that you are going to be redeemed. This made National news, with your non sympathetic attitude. You should be fired!! You are a nasty individual.
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Posted by ( IMISS_No47 ) on February 13, 2008 at 11:57 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Is anyone surprised after dealing with Bay-area police? I've been on the receiving end of their draconian tactics. This is what happens when police organizations fill their ranks with people who can't get a better job. THEY HAVE NO PRIDE IN THEIR WORK AND IT SHOWS.
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Posted by ( SKR ) on February 13, 2008 at 11:57 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
All this deputy had to do was look at this man's legs and their weakened state to know he was telling the truth. We do not need people like her working in any way with other human beings. For her to think what she did was alright and she is going to get off the hook speaks volumns for the kind of person she is. The crime she committed for out weighs a traffic ticket. I am sick at heart to think of this disgraceful act happening. She should not just be fired, she should do time for this.
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Posted by ( Rached ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:02 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Oh please! She could be the Virgin Mary, that doesn't excuse her behavior. I'm a nurse, never had any trouble, but if I had a bad day and tossed somebody out of bed to the floor, my license would be suspended and I'd probably be in jail!!
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Posted by ( SKR ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:04 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I can't believe that this was the first time for this deputy to mistreat someone. To have so little regard for another human being seems to be in her nature. I think there should be more heads rolling on this!
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Posted by ( jagaka2 ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:05 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Sheriff David Gee had to be ASKED to apologize to the poor guy, but decided to apologize to his attorney instead if you saw the video on the Today Show. This guy just be suffering from major heartburn by now.
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Posted by ( gina1108 ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:07 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Can I also suggest that the title of this story be changed? "Deputy who DUMPED man..." sounds so tasteless. How about something like, "Deputy who mistreated disabled man."
Maybe I'm just being nit-picky now.
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Posted by ( savagenation ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:21 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Can we say, DOUBLE STANDARDS???
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Posted by ( G_Kelly ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:23 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
How can she be exonerated? Even if he said something nasty or offensive that gives her no right to dump him out of his wheelchair. The only way she can be exonerated is if that was the Jail Policy on how to treat all people in wheelchairs!
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Posted by ( SKR ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:23 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Let me say one thing... please don't think all the people with the Sheriff's Dept are like this woman. There are many good and honorable men and women that work for the Sheriff's Dept. I know... I go to church with two Deputies, they are good men with families and would never treat another human being like this. With that said... they need to fire this woman and all that were in the room when this happened and would someone tell me why she hasn't been arrested yet???
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Posted by ( JN ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:25 p.m.
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Posted by ( carmenbeardsley ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:25 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, what are you going to do about it?
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Posted by ( alashley ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:26 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Trenia????
What do you have some video the rest of us have not seen? What other side of the story is there? That PIG dumped a man out of a wheelchair!!!!
You are an idiot!!!
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Posted by ( Mark_Lance_Earhart ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:28 p.m.
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Posted by ( SKR ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Trenia must be the womans mother or sister... scary that there are people out there that think this way!
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Posted by ( supernanny80 ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:29 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
FIRE ALL 4 OF THEM! AZZHOLES!
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Posted by ( FLYGIRL2L ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:32 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Where is Rev Al Sharpton now? Oh wait he only shows him self when the victim is black, not the criminal.
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Posted by ( yogi93000 ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:36 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Unconscionable, I wonder if the races were reversed would it not be consider a hate crime?
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Posted by ( outspoken2 ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:40 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The Deputy is a disgrace to the S.O. and the uniform. The deputy(and I use the term loosely)should have her hands handcuffed behind her, put in a wheel chair and dumped like she dumped that quadriplegic, BUT that can't be done because he would scream discrimination.
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Posted by ( alashley ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:47 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
mandi_liz is your Mom's last name Marshall-Jones??
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Posted by ( jagaka2 ) on February 13, 2008 at 12:50 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
SKR said: "There are many good and honorable men and women that work for the Sheriff's Dept. I know... I go to church with two Deputies, they are good men with families and would never treat another human being like this." Well I'd like to ask them to turn the bad cops in. When do we ever see that? That's when you'll make a believer out of me.
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