The Brief A Department of Detention and Corrections deputy has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an inmate who was being treated at a hospital, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. A corrections officer with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested and fired after he allegedly assaulted an inmate who was being treated at the hospital. Jones was assigned to guard Miller at the hospital on December 1, per policy when an inmate is transferred from the jail to the hospital. "There was simply no lawful reason for Deputy Jones to strike Miller, and in doing so he committed a crime. Deputy Jones didn't act as a deputy sheriff should act, he didn't act professionally and just handle the situation.