FINR Staff Member Allegedly Pushes Patient Down

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July 24 (Bloomberg) -- A staff member at the Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation in Wauchula, Florida, is allegedly caught on tape abusing a patient. A ceiling surveillance camera shows employee McKinkley "Jerome" Scott on Dec. 4, 2011, grabbing the patient, standing him up, then kicking his feet out from under him and pushing him to the ground, according to the State Attorney's Office. Scott faces a pending charge of abusing a disabled person. He has pled not guilty. (Source: Bloomberg via State Attorney's Office)