Because David W. Fulcher, 54, was on parole when he was arrested and indicted on multiple charges of neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults in 2018, Fulcher has spent much of the past nearly three years in prison on a parole violation. Wednesday in Richmond County Superior Court, defense attorney Jesse Owens stressed that Fulcher's co-defendant has been on bond since 2018.
Judge Ashley Wright granted Fulcher a total $65,000 bond with the special conditions he cannot serve as any type of personal caregiver or work in a place where adults or children are taken care of.
Fulcher and Gaynell May Hymel, 64, have both pleaded not guilty the charges against them.
They were arrested as a result of an investigation by the Crimes Against the Vulnerable and Elderly task force in May 2018 after members went to Moseley Road to investigate a report of an unlicensed personal care home. They reported finding five elderly and disabled men living in a dilapidated trailer that lacked utilities and was infested with roaches. There was no food in the trailer, and one resident had to be hospitalized for untreated dog bite wounds and several needed medical treatment for scabies, according to earlier reports in The Augusta Chronicle. One of the victims was a disabled veteran.
Fulcher will be under parole supervision through July 2022.
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