TAMPA - An arrest warrant has been issued for Charlette Marshall-Jones, the detention deputy who dumped a quadriplegic man from his wheelchair, Sheriff David Gee said late Friday. ...more

February 15, 2008

TAMPA - When Charlette Marshall-Jones was a teenager, she and her sister were home alone and someone broke into their house, her former neighbor says. ...more

February 15, 2008

There is no excuse for the behavior captured on video at the Orient Road Jail: A deputy dumping a man out of his wheelchair as supervisors watch indifferently. ...more

February 14, 2008

As Sheriff of Hillsborough County, I want to assure Mr. Brian Sterner, as well as the citizens of Hillsborough County, that this incident will be investigated to the fullest. ...more

February 13, 2008

TAMPA - Four Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies face suspension following a Jan. 29 incident in which one of them dumped a disabled man from his wheelchair. ...more

February 12, 2008

With about 1,400 runners in Sunday's marathon and more than 2,500 in the half marathon, combined with the crowd from Saturday's 15k and 5k races, the Gasparilla weekend attracted 17,300. Since the marathon and half marathon were coupled on the same weekend as the 15k and 5k four years ago, that is a record turnout. Due to the 2009 Super Bowl, next year's events are Feb. 28-March 1. ...more

February 11, 2008

Rick Hoyt's entrance into this life had been a rough one. The umbilical cord had wrapped around his neck during birth, cutting off oxygen to his brain. Doctors said he was a spastic quadriplegic - a form of cerebral palsy. He would never walk. He would never speak. ...more

February 10, 2008

Recently, I received an e-mailed letter from a lady who described herself as disabled. She wrote that she had always enjoyed tending her garden, but, due to her physical disability, she felt nervous about trying to work around her flowers and shrubs. She wondered if I had any ideas that would be useful to physically challenged people such as herself. ...more

February 10, 2008

A dump truck driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident has been released after voluntarily coming forward to give a statement, police said. ...more

February 7, 2008

LAKELAND - A dump truck driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident has turned himself in to police, investigators said. ...more

February 7, 2008