Woman pleads guilty to neglecting mother, stealing $71,000

A Charleston woman on Tuesday admitted in circuit court to neglecting her mother suffering from dementia.

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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Woman pleads guilty to neglecting mother, stealing $71,000