Charges against an Augusta woman accused of running an
unlicensed personal care home where disabled residents were allegedly
exploited and neglected will be considered by a grand jury for possible
indictment.
At the conclusion of a preliminary hearing in
Richmond County Civil Court for Tamika Burns, 41, presiding Judge H.
Scott Allen found probable cause to send felony charges of operating an
unlicensed personal care home and exploitation of an elderly or disable
person to the grand jury. He dismissed a third charge of neglect of an
elderly or disabled person.
Burns has been held without bond since her arrest Nov. 7.
Richmond County Deputy Marshal Stephen Billman obtained the warrants for
Burns’ arrest after investigating a complaint emailed to the Crimes
Against the Vulnerable and Elderly task force, he testified Thursday.
Billman said he went to the home at 3541 Biltmore Place
where he found four disabled people living in the dirty and
roach-infested house. One of the residents was confined to a wheelchair
and unable to move or speak, Billman testified. Another resident told
him that she took care of the physically disabled man and kept house in
exchange for $20 a month, he said. Both she and two other residents
needed medication for mental illnesses.
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1 comment:
She should have the book thrown at her.
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