Caretaker accused of biting elderly man in wheelchair, leaving him outside for hours

A Phoenix man was arrested for biting an elderly man in a wheelchair and then leaving him outside for hours in the sun, Saturday.

Phoenix Police arrested 49-year-old Earl Churchill Wintersmith Junior.

Court documents read Wintersmith “holding the victim down on his bed and bit him on his right arm just below his elbow and then he pushed him outside onto the front porch during 105-degree weather."

According to the report, the victim sat in the sunlight for about two and a half hours until officers arrived.

Police said the victim is in a wheelchair and has a heart condition.

When police arrived at the scene, the victim was in his wheelchair under direct sunlight wearing a thick bathrobe. He had no access to water and the front door was locked, the report reads.

Police said Wintersmith admitted being the full-time, live-in caretaker of the victim.

Wintersmith faces one count of vulnerable adult abuse.

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Care facility worker accused of feeding jalapeno peppers to dementia patient

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A former employee at a senior care facility is accused of feeding one of the patients hot peppers in order to hurt him.

Kyra Johnson, 30, is charged with abuse by a caretaker, according to KFOR.

The allegations stem from an incident at The Village on the Park near S. Penn and Kingsridge Dr., where Johnson was still a caretaker at the time.

The victim was an 81-year-old man who police said suffers from dementia and relied on those working in the Memory Care Living Unit.

One morning, Johnson is accused of taking advantage of that trust.

According to the affidavit, other employees saw her chop up a jalapeño and mix it in with his eggs.

One witness stated, “I hope that is not hot,” to which Johnson allegedly replied, “I hope it is.”

Investigators reported Johnson was seen feeding him the eggs with the jalapeño in them, even though he was “not accustomed to eating spicy food,” and “did not need assistance feeding himself.”

The affidavit states he was seen “fanning and gasping for air to cool his mouth.”

Witnesses told investigators Johnson meant to cause him pain and suffering.

KFOR reached Johnson by phone, who declined to comment without a lawyer.

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