Friday, May 14, 2021

Bond reduced in elderly exploitation case

by Sandy Hodson

With the prosecutor's support for treatment over possible punishment, an Augusta man who is accused of taking his elderly father's money was granted a bond reduction Tuesday.

Ryan Nair, 42, was arrested last August after an investigation began when months passed without payment for the care of an 84-year-old dementia resident of a Weed Street personal care home. According to an earlier report in The Augusta Chronicle, when an officer tracked down Nair at a local hotel, Nair said he spent all the money supporting his drug habit.

Nair has pleaded not guilty to three counts of exploitation or intimidation of an elderly or disabled adult.

Tuesday in Richmond County Superior Court, Nair's defense attorney, Kelly Williamson, asked Judge J. Wade Padgett to reduce Nair's $100,000 bond set in September. Because the district attorney has asked about resolving the case with drug treatment, Williamson said her office has been working to find a program for Nair.

Assistant District Attorney Geoffrey Alls consented to a bond reduction as long as Nair is kept away from his father's money and is in a treatment program.

Padgett reduced bond to $5,000 for each charge. Nair must pay in advance for the startup cost of electronic monitoring and the daily expense of probation supervision. A drug treatment program is required, Padgett ruled. Nair is not to have any contact with his father or possess alcohol or illegal drugs.

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