Warrants state Ring doorbell video captured elderly woman's alleged abuse by live-in caregiver

Officers were given multiple Ring doorbell videos from an upstairs neighbor of Pullins verbally and physically assaulting the 87-year-old woman. 

Author: Ontaria Woods

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — A caregiver is in custody after an investigation revealed elder abuse, according to a Facebook post from the Sandy Springs Police Department.

According to warrants, Jeanine Pullins worked as a caregiver for and lived with an 87-year-old woman, who was abused on multiple occasions.

The document states that on Mar. 1, officials in Fulton County launched an investigation into elder abuse in Sandy Springs at a condominium in the 1900 block of Huntingdon Chase. When officers arrived at the location, they were given multiple Ring doorbell videos from an upstairs neighbor of Pullins verbally and physically assaulting the woman. 

In the first video given to the police, they say the 87-year-old appears scared and hesitant to come down the stairs, and she expresses that to Pullins, who tells her, "Oh come on," with the woman replying, "I can't."

Pullin goes on to snatch the 87-year-old toward the first step, telling her to grab the rail, "Like you have done 18,00 times before," and according to the document, the woman replied, "Please don't hurt me." 

That incident took place in May 2024, according to warrants.

Another video obtained showed the older woman crying against the hallway wall, with both hands raised. Pullins can be heard threatening her about running her mouth, with warrants stating Pullins profanely told the woman that she would beat her and to "shut her ******* mouth."

In the warrant, officers reiterated how the 87-year-old woman suffered clear mental anguish and yelled out in pain after being shoved into the wall. They also say Pullins pulled the woman's shorts down in the hall against her will.

Police described another video showing the woman visibly upset with Pullins, who forced her to walk down the hallway toward another unit. Warrants state Pullins being heard chastising the victim, telling her, "You scream for her every night and day, get your *** to that door, if you scream or say anything in front of that door." 

Officers note that Pullins' actions upset the victim because, according to the warrant, the resident behind the door Pullins was referring to had called Adult Protection Services and the police before on Pullins due to past incidents. 

Authorities say the resident has a doorbell camera, with Pullins not being aware that the camera captured all movement in the hallway, not just the movement at the front door.

Warrants state that Pullins pretended to make a phone call that would get the 87-year-old in trouble, causing the older woman to become very distraught, and when the woman began to cry, Pullins aggressively covered her mouth, which caused her to scream in pain.

Sandy Springs Police arrested Pullins after three arrest warrants for felony abuse and neglect of an elderly person, and a search warrant was issued on Mar. 4 and executed the following day.

Medical personnel took the 87-year-old woman to Northside Hospital in Atlanta, according to warrants, where she showed police and a victim advocate contusions to her nose, face, and legs. She also detailed abuse that included being hit in the head with an astray, a remote control, and being kicked.

It was revealed that most of the abuse either occurred inside the condo or in the hallways of the complex, according to the document.

Pullins was taken to the Fulton County Jail, where she faces four counts of elder abuse/ neglect and two counts of battery against a person over the age of 65. 

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Warrants state Ring doorbell video captured elderly woman's alleged abuse by live-in caregiver