Indictments include alleged armed robbery, exploitation of an elderly person

by Kelly Whitmire

Thomas Mitchell McCollum

Exploitation and intimidation of an elder person

Thomas Mitchell McCollum was indicted in April for exploitation and intimidation of an elder person, terroristic threats and family violence simple battery for a December 2019 incident.

According to a January 2020, FCN article, a 73-year-old victim told deputies that her son, McCollum, had allegedly been taking and hiding her electronic items, TVs and iPad, and would demand money from her in “intimidating and threatening text messages” before returning the items.

“If the demands he sent were not met, then he would demand more money with a deadline for the money to be paid to him otherwise the amount owned would rise again,” a sheriff’s office incident report states.

Deputies also learned that from Jan. 3 to Jan 5, McCollum had allegedly blocked the woman’s vehicle from exiting her driveway, until she agreed to “go to the ATM with him and [withdraw] money for him.”

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Indictments include alleged armed robbery, exploitation of an elderly person