On August 12th, three teenagers in Detroit, MI have been charged with raping a 90-year-old woman. Maurice Randall, 17, Anthony Hardy, 18, and a 15-year-old boy whose name is not being released because he is a juvenile were arraigned immediately.
Continue Reading...In Plainfield, IN a former nursing home worker Brenda Chaney is claiming that discrimination played a part in her termination from the nursing home where she worked.
Continue Reading...According to a report from the Willows Journal in Willows, California, a woman was convicted and sentenced to three years of probation following misdemeanor elder abuse charges. The report states Susan Ivy’s sentence was originally set for 6 months in a county jail at the recommendation of the District Attorney, however, the court judge suspended the sentence pending Ivy’s completion of her probation sentence.
Continue Reading...According to a report by KMOV Channel 4 in St. Louis Missouri, a Jennings Missouri woman is charged with second-degree elder abuse and armed criminal action after she reportedly attacked her 69-year-old boyfriend with a trophy.
The Lexington, Kentucky NBC Affiliate, LEX18 has reported that an administrator for Hazard Nursing Home Incorporated and the company itself have been charged with failure to report suspected elder abuse. The report states that 61-year-old Sheila Noe was allegedly aware of a possible case of elder sexual abuse from one patient to another and did not report the incident to proper authorities.
Continue Reading...According to a report posted on presstelegram.com, a Long Beach woman wanted by police for stealing over $4 million from an elderly stroke victim has turned herself into authorities. 54-year-old Li Ching Liu entered a plea of not guilty to Long Beach Superior Court on charges of elder abuse and robbery.
Continue Reading...A 33-year-old man was found guilty of elder abuse in a case in Ventura County, CA according to a report posted by the Ventura County Star. 33-year-old Edmundo Prieto Ramirez was found guilty on five counts of elder abuse by theft.
Continue Reading...The CBS affiliate WRGB in Albany, New York has posted a report discussing the many signs that often point to elder abuse. According to the report, there are many signs that can indicate potential elder abuse.
Continue Reading...A report posted by the Paragould Daily News in Paragould, AR is reporting that a 44-year-old woman was arrested on June 2nd charged with neglecting her elderly mother. Joan Dollins faces charges of abuse of an adult – a class B felony charge. The report states that this charge includes negligence and abuse or exploitation of any endangered or impaired person, if the abuse causes substantial physical injury or risk of death.
Continue Reading...The Willows Journal has posted a report regarding police executing two search warrants in a possible elder financial abuse case. Both warrants were reportedly executed earlier this month, the first at the home of Jodene and Harry Sage, and the second at Butte Community Bank.
Continue Reading...According to a news report from WOWKTV in Charleston, WV, the YWCA has developed a program that will be used to assist women that are victims of elder abuse. Together with the YWCA, the Shanklin Center Apartments in West Virginia offer permanent housing to people that have been victimized and rendered homeless as a result of elder abuse.
Continue Reading...The website sfappeal.com is reporting that a San Francisco man – 50-year-old Michael Croslin – is facing 3 years in prison after a conviction of elder abuse and assault. The jury in the case deliberated for two days and the trial itself lasted for two weeks before the sentence was handed down to Croslin.
Continue Reading...84-year-old Emma Jean Sullan was hospitalized after a thief broke into her home in southwest Detroit. The intruder broke through Sullan’s back door and then attacked her and went through her belongings.
Continue Reading...In the early morning of August 7th, 2010 in Beverly, MA the Beverly police responded to a report of an assault at the Blueberry Hill Nursing Home. One of the nursing home residents allegedly attacked another resident is being taken to court on charges of attempted murder and assault and battery on an elderly person.
Continue Reading...Rgj.com has reported that an 87-year-old woman has been the victim of elder abuse when a neighbor of hers obtained power of attorney over the woman’s estate and wiped out the woman’s bank accounts. The 87-year-old woman reportedly saved an inheritance she obtained when her children died. The woman’s neighbor – Peggy Six – reportedly gambled part of the money that she stole from the woman and purchased a mobile home and a car with the rest.
Continue Reading...Summers in Phoenix can cause a number of different health afflictions. The police and fire department receive calls on a daily basis with heat related situations. Most of these accidents are preventable. Elderly are especially affected with heat related injuries, due to their various health afflictions and own vulnerability. On Saturday July 17, a 78 year-old man was taken to a Phoenix hospital suffering second degree burns on his feet.
Continue Reading...The California news website Mercedsunstar.com reports that a woman in Merced, CA was arrested on allegations that she robbed an elderly man. 49-year-old Denise Mayfield reportedly entered the house of an 86-year-old man, pushed him to the floor and robbed him. According to the report, the victim of the crime recognized Mayfield only by the sound of her voice as he had poor eyesight.
Continue Reading...A woman in Illinois has been charged with criminal neglect following the death of her mother. 53-year-old Brenda Tucker could potentially face up to 5 years in jail if she is convicted in the death of her 82-year-old mother Betty Tucker. According to the report, the prosecutors in this case argued that Tucker did not provide adequate care for her mother and should face criminal penalties for her death.
Continue Reading...A man in Coconut Creek, FL has been charged with felony elder abuse in connection with the death of his 62-year-old brother. The 62-year-old man was reportedly sleeping on a couch in his own waste for about three months until his death last week. The man was discovered emaciated covered with small sores all over his body.
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According to a report posted on therolladailynews.com, a Missouri nursing home worker faces one count of forgery, one count of stealing by deceit, and one count of abuse of a person receiving health care. Connie Jean Beckerman admitted to forging checks and stealing money from the Perryville Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.
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The Napa Valley Register in California reports that a man accused of trying to kill his parents using prescription drugs pleaded not guilty to the charges he faced. 49-year-old Jeffrey Niebling has been charged with several things including two counts of premeditated attempted murder, two counts of elder abuse with injury and one charge of poisoning.
Continue Reading...According to Mercurynews.com in California, a Los Angeles man was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his mother in 2008. 48-year-old Richard Carlton Barbera faces the maximum sentence of 15 years to life in prison for the murder of 74-year-old Mary Barbera.
Continue Reading...A woman in Albuquerque, NM has been sent to jail for three years following an incident where she and her former husband stole approximately $40,000 from her mother-in-law. 32-year-old Christina Dreischmeyer will spend three years in prison on charges of fraud, neglect, residential abuse and attempted larceny against her 72-year-old mother-in-law.
Continue Reading...According to www.times-standard.com, an Arcata, CA bank employee was arrested on Tuesday after being charged with elder abuse and embezzlement. The report states that 32-year-old Elliot Shane has been booked on suspicion of embezzling a total of over $100,000 from 5 different customers, all of which were either unaware of changes in their bank account or were elderly people that may have been unaware of changes in their banking.
Continue Reading...According to a report posted by the Associated Press, six California nursing home workers have been arrested after attempting to play a prank on their co-workers. The workers covered many of the nursing home residents with cream in order for them to slip when other workers attempted to help them in any way.
Continue Reading...A Massachusetts elderly woman has died due to injuries she suffered resulting from severe neglect. Five residents of Fall River, MA reportedly left the 80-year-old woman lying in a recliner in her own urine and feces for over a month.
Continue Reading...A 67-year-old woman was left with a fractured eye socket and several other injuries following an attack against her from her son, 45-year-old Bradley Stewart. Stewart reportedly barged into his mother’s house while he was intoxicated and he threatened the woman’s life and the lives of her grandchildren.
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According to an article by CBS 4 in Tallahasse, FL, disturbing findings have been released that in almost all nursing homes and hospitals in Florida the food being served to the residents is not being inspected.
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In Jefferson, Indiana an elderly woman was victimized by her caregiver who stole approximately $30,000 over a period of six months while working for her. 86-year old Merlene Black has stated that the caregiver had isolated her from her friends and family, not allowing them to visit and even listening to her phone conversations.
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