What Hillsborough County Jail Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones did last January was an outrage. While searching a partially paralyzed man during booking, she dumped Brian Sterner out of his wheelchair, as casually as if he was a bag of dirty laundry. The Sheriff's Office quickly and rightly charged her with abusing the disabled, a third-degree felony that could bring up to a five-year sentence. ...more

July 8, 2008

SEBRING – A father who was mistakenly detained by sheriff's bailiffs who mistook him for his son is an angry man. He's angry that the mistake happened despite his insistence that they had the wrong man. He's even angrier that they didn't apologize after realizing their mistake. Wellington E. Clarke Jr., 47, of Sebring, said he was shocked to find himself handcuffed at the Highlands County Courthouse while he was there taking care of personal business June 12. "I went to court to collect back child support my ex owed," Clarke Jr. said. "The judge said, before you go, you've got unsettled business with the sheriff's office. Three, a lady and two men came up to me and said we've got a warrant." ...more

July 7, 2008

Audie Grogg says a Hillsborough County detention deputy abused him while he was an inmate early this year, and his attorney filed a notice this week saying Grogg intends to sue. ...more

June 13, 2008

TAMPA - Audie Grogg says a Hillsborough County detention deputy abused him while he was an inmate early this year, and his attorney filed a notice this week saying Grogg intends to sue. Jail video shows Grogg swung a crutch in the direction of a deputy and that the deputy took him to the ground right after. ...more

June 12, 2008

A former Pasco County detention deputy pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge that he possessed steroids with the intent to distribute. ...more

June 12, 2008

TAMPA - A former Pasco County detention deputy is scheduled to plead guilty this morning to a federal charge that he possessed steroids with the intent to distribute. ...more

June 11, 2008

Josh Cooley and John Gibson are brother Marines. They've served in Iraq, and they both did it while on leave from their day jobs as Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies. ...more

May 23, 2008

Attorneys for the sons and wife of a Tampa police officer killed in a May 1 motorcycle wreck have put Pasco County on notice of their intent to sue for damages. ...more

May 19, 2008

Some administrative procedures at Hillsborough County jails need tweaking, according to an ongoing audit of the policies. ...more

May 10, 2008

TAMPA - Some administrative procedures at Hillsborough County jails need of tweaking, according to an ongoing audit of the policies. ...more

May 9, 2008