Quincy woman accused of exploiting elderly man

Laura E. Dodd

QUINCY -- A Quincy woman is being held in the Adams County Jail on $15,000 bond after being arrested Wednesday for allegedly using an elderly man's checking account without his permission.

Laura E. Dodd, 36, was charged with financial exploitation of an elderly person, a Class 3 felony. Charging documents allege that between Feb. 20 and Tuesday, Dodd accessed between $300 and $5,000 from the man's checking account. Dodd was the caregiver of the man.

During her first appearance Thursday in Adams County Circuit Court, prosecutors said Dodd is currently on probation for possession of methamphetamine and was out on bond in another case. She also is on probation for a case in Marion County, Mo.

Dodd's next court date is April 4.

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