Las Vegas man, woman found living in waste; relative arrested

A man was arrested after his mother and brother, both unable to care for themselves, were found living amid dog and human waste in a northwest valley house, court documents indicate.

“Immediately upon entering I could smell the overwhelming smell of dried urine and feces which covered the floor and walls,” a detective wrote in the Metropolitan Police Department arrest report for Edward Turley, 51.

Turley was the sole caretaker for his mother and brother, the report said.

Las Vegas police arrested Turley on July 2 on counts of elder neglect with substantial bodily harm and neglect of a vulnerable person. He was out of Clark County Detention Center on Saturday, records show.

The investigation began when an Elder Protective Services representative went to check on the mother about 11:15 a.m. May 24 after receiving notice of possible neglect, according to Metro. She showed up to the house on the 6800 block of Rio Sands Court, near Rainbow Boulevard and Ann Road, and did not enter the house because of the foul stench, the report said.

Police learned that his mother was twice hospitalized after she was found on the floor covered in waste, on May 24 and June 24.

Hospital staff noted that she was unable to walk to the bathroom on her own and had moisture-related wounds, the report said.

Turley would leave the house during the day to look for jobs, leaving his mother with his brother, who relied on Turley for epilepsy medication and “appeared to have the mental capacity of a small child,” police wrote.

Two days after the mother was hospitalized a second time, Metro detectives went to the house and spoke with Turley. Police learned that three malnourished dogs living in the house mostly defecated inside, and that Turley’s mother slept on a living room couch covered in human feces.

A Metro detective told Turley in a July 2 interview that he and crime scene analysts had to wear hazardous materials suits while processing Turley’s house.

Turley told police he has never helped his mother to the bathroom. Detectives asked why she was found on the floor and hospitalized twice, but Turley couldn’t give an answer, the report said.

The brother was placed on a 72-hour legal hold because of the living conditions and being unable to care for himself, the report said.

Turley told police he used his mother’s retirement checks to pay bills, the report said.

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Southern Indiana caretaker accused of neglecting elderly man

CLARK COUNTY, Ind. — A Southern Indiana woman is accused of neglecting the elderly man for whom she was responsible.

Court records said Fay Gohl, 55, was a live-in caretaker who is accused of stealing more than $37,000 from the elderly man.

"It was her responsibility to provide for him and to provide care to him that was he was dependent upon," Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull said.

Mull said the 80-year-old man was partially paralyzed and relied on Gohl for help.

"There was neglect of him that was occurring that involved him not having the proper care taken of him, the proper hygiene-type issues," Mull said.

A probable cause affidavit said Gohl left the man in his soiled bed for hours without changing his urine-soaked clothes.

Investigators believe the neglect had been going on for about a year.

Gohl is also accused of signing the man's name on checks she wrote to herself and her family members, leaving his bills unpaid.

"Over and over I have seen individuals take advantage of the trust that they have in those situations," Mull said.

Over the last three years, Mull said his office has seen an increase in the number of elderly abuse cases it's prosecuted.

He said they hired an additional investigator about two years ago to help.

Since July 1, 2017, the Clark County Adult Protective Services unit has received about 700 calls for neglect, exploitation and physical or financial abuse of a dependent adult, according to an investigator from the unit.

The calls come from four counties in Southern Indiana.

"We are investigating more of those cases and we are anticipating filing more criminal charges against individuals who engage in this behavior," Mull said.

A judge set Gohl's bond at $7,500.

She's scheduled to be back in court in April.

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