Deputy Sheriff Charged in Abusing Disabled Man By Dumping Him to the Floor — As Captured by Video

Hillsborough County Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones, 44, has been criminally charged with dumping a paralyzed man from a wheelchair in a shocking video from the county jail. Brian Sterner, 32, was paralyzed in a 1994 wrestling accident and is shown on the video being dumped to the floor by the officer.

The video of the incident remains a shocking scene for many. For the video, click hereMarshall-Jones, 44, could face five years for the abuse of a disabled person, a third-degree felony. Once again, the question is how many such acts occur without the evidence of a video. In most cases, a victim has no real ability to pursue charges in the face of a denial by the officer.

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