<p>One of the lowest forms of physical abuse has forced four Hillsborough (Fla.) County deputy sheriffs from the jobs without pay.</p>
<p>The Orlando Sentinel reported Brian Sterner was brought to the police station on a traffic violation. A quadriplegic bound to a wheelchair, Sterner was asked by one deputy to “stand up.” When he told Deputy Charlette Marshall-Jones he could not, she became agitated and wheeled him a few feet before ”dumping” him on the floor, similar to how one would dump the contents of a wheelbarrow. Jones has been with the department since 1986, according to Fox.news.com.</p>
<p>The incident was taped by surveillance cameras, prompting disciplinary action by the Tampa police department.</p>
<p>According to Sterner, Marshall-Jones "was irked that I wasn't complying with what she was told me to do," he told The Tampa Tribune. "It didn't register with her that she was asking me to do something I can't do."</p>
<p>Jones has been suspended without pay, while Sgt. Gary Hinson, Cpl. Steven Dickey, and Cpl. Decondra Williams have been placed on administrative leave according to the sheriff's department. "The actions are indefensible at every level," Chief Deputy Jose Docobo said. "Based on what I saw, anything short of dismissal would be inappropriate."</p>
<p>Sterner was arrested at home Jan. 29 after attempting to elude a police officer, records show. He posted $2,000 bail and was released Feb. 3. A warrant for Sterner's arrest was issued after an Oct. 25 incident in which Tampa police stopped him in Ybor City. Police stopped Sterner, who was driving a vehicle fitted with hand pedals.</p>
<p>"My client was stopped that night and was given a traffic citation, so how could he be fleeing and eluding?" said Sterner's lawyer, John Trevena. "We're very skeptical about the basis for the charge." His client had no prior arrests.</p>
<p>The St. Petersburg Times reported Sterner suffered a spinal cord injury at 18 during a wrestling accident. Sterner said he's never had to prove to someone he is disabled. "I made it clear in plain language that I was a quadriplegic," he said. Sterner said his callused hands are proof he lives his life in a chair. "I push every day," he said.</p>
<p>"I'm not really into lawyers," Sterner said. "But I do believe in responsibility and I'm very glad there were cameras because what she did to me is wrong. There's no debating it - just plain wrong."</p>
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