One-Legged Homeless Man Discharged From Jail at 1am Without Wheelchair

Portland One-Legged Homeless Man Discharged From Jail Without Wheelchair

Jail workers in Portland, Ore., discharged a one-legged homeless man without his wheelchair Monday morning after a citation for consuming alcohol in public.

The security officers apparently watched as Scott Hamilton, 37, used his hands to scoot out of the jail on his butt and head out into the dark street about 1 a.m.

Hamilton then made his way to a convenience store about three blocks away where girlfriend Eve Browne picked him up, she said.

"It was just over the top, beyond being disrespectful or inconsiderate. It was just negligence," Browne said of the treatment Hamilton received from the Multnomah County Detention Center.

Hamilton has rheumatoid arthritis, and his hands were swollen and purple after making the trek, Browne said.

Officials have since returned the wheelchair to Hamilton.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/portland-legged-homeless-man-discharged-jail-wheelchair/story?id=13688376

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