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Hillsborough Sheriff Apologizes For Quadriplegic Incident
Thursday, February 14, 2008 7:49:15 PM
Just one day after a videotape made national headlines, Hillsborough County's sheriff is apologizing.
The tape shows a deputy dump a quadriplegic man out of a wheelchair and then search him.
Brain Sterner said he told the deputy multiple times he could not stand on his own but that nobody listened.
Sheriff David Gee issued a personal apology to Sterner and went on to say, "I am personally embarrassed and shocked by the horrific treatment Mr. Sterner received. I cannot and will not even try to offer an explanation for what is seen on the video."
The deputy in question has been suspended without pay.
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