The story of convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad nearing execution on Tuesday in Virginia for crimes he committed in October 2002 piqued my interest ("Beltway Sniper's execution looms," Nation and World, Nov. 10). The interest is in the vast and stark differences between Florida's and Virginia's death-row process. ...more

November 11, 2009

A former Hillsborough County deputy accused of forcing a hit-and-run suspect to perform a sex act on him will spend five years in prison and then serve probation as part of a plea deal, his lawyer said today. ...more

October 21, 2009

TAMPA - An internal affairs investigation is looking into a Falkenburg Road Jail inmate's complaint that Charlette Marshall-Jones, the detention deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair in January, also abused her last month. ...more

February 20, 2008

Under fire worldwide for dumping a quadriplegic man out of a wheelchair, a veteran Hillsborough County detention deputy has quit. ...more

February 19, 2008

TAMPA - Charlette Marshall-Jones, the detention deputy who dropped a quadriplegic man out of wheelchair last month, has resigned, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

February 18, 2008

A Hillsborough County detention deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair was arrested Saturday morning on a charge of abuse of a disabled person, records show. ...more

February 16, 2008

A Hillsborough County detention deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair was arrested this morning on a charge of abuse of a disabled person, records show. Charlette Marshall-Jones, 44, turned herself in to authorities and was booked into the Orient Road Jail at 5:19 a.m. before being released about an hour later on $3,500 bail, records show. A warrant for her arrest was announced last night by Sheriff David Gee. ...more

February 16, 2008

Twenty-eight area teachers have received national honors through a rigorous certification process. ...more

December 12, 2007