Amanda
Reavis, 37, pleaded guilty to felony neglecting an incapacitated adult
causing serious bodily injury and felony financially exploiting an
incapacitated adult before Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey.
Reavis
admitted she was power of attorney for her mother Tammy Reavis, who
retired from her job as a delivery room nurse after she was diagnosed
with early onset dementia.
Tammy
Reavis wasn’t able to feed herself, move or care for her daily physical
needs, leaving her totally dependent on her daughter, Kanawha
Prosecuting Attorney Chuck Miller said in a news release.
Amanda Reavis would abandon her mother
for days at a time, and she spent $71,000 from her mother’s retirement
savings and monthly income for her own personal purpose.
Amanda Reavis faces a total of between five and 35 years in prison and up to $15,000 in fines when she is sentenced on Sept. 19.
Per the terms of a plea deal, Kanawha
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Rob Schulenberg has recommended a
sentence of between 15 and 35 years of home confinement and a $5,000
fine.
Reavis is incarcerated at South Central Regional Jail.
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1 comment:
Abandoning her helpless mother is more than reckless or neglect. It really is murder.
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