A Salisbury woman is accused of kidnapping an elderly woman to commit fraud and sheriff's investigators say there may be other victims. On August 17, the Rowan County Sheriff's Office was called to investigate a missing 82-year-old female suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
The woman's family said she was seen leaving her home earlier that morning with a white female in a dark-colored car.
The elderly woman was returned to her home the next morning by Karen Staton, 42, of Salisbury.
Staton, however, told investigators she found the 82-year-old female at Wal-Mart and brought her home.
During the investigation, the sheriff's office learned that Staton had cashed one of the victim's checks in June.
The sheriff's office said Staton already had a charge of habitual felon, and exploitation of the elderly, pending in court.
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Woman Accused of Kidnapping Elderly Victim to Commit Fraud
4 comments:
This kind of person should not be allowed loose!
i have a way to stop this crook permanently it's called oak tree justice
I'll second both comments!
Kidnapping to exploit... Now that is exactly what happened to my mother, a resident of PA who went to visit in Florida. A professional guardian/thief and officer of the Volusia County Court, led us to believe she was sorting things out and would get mom home in 90 days... that was three years ago!
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