Man turns himself in to face elder abuse, aggravated assault charges

By WSBTV.com News Staff

LAGRANGE, Ga. — A man has turned himself in to police to face charges in connection with a fight that caused a 67-year-old man to be airlifted to a hospital.

LaGrange PD said they responded at about 8:15 p.m. March 29 to 121 Turner St. and found L.B. Hubbard with serious face and head injuries.

Hubbard was airlifted to a Columbus area hospital.

Witnesses described a man who they said attacked Hubbard, even punching and stomping his head while he was on the ground.

On April 9, Larry Cotton, 42, turned himself in to LaGrange PD without incident.

He faces charges of aggravated assault, aggravated battery and elder abuse. 

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Two arrested on elder abuse, domestic assault charges in Lebanon

The investigation led to officers obtaining warrants for Jessica West, 31, and Michael McConnell, 37, for domestic assault and elder abuse.

By Kassidy Brown

LEBANON, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two people are facing charges for elder abuse and domestic assault, according to the Lebanon Police Department.

LPD said officers responded to a home Wednesday afternoon for a welfare check on a woman after police received reports of possible elder abuse.

When officers found the woman, they saw abrasions and swelling on her head LPD said is consistent with abuse. LPD said the woman was immediately taken to a hospital for evaluation and treatment.

The investigation led to officers obtaining warrants for Jessica West, 31, and Michael McConnell, 37, for domestic assault and elder abuse.

The investigation led to officers obtaining warrants for Jessica West, 31, and Michael McConnell, 37, for domestic assault and elder abuse.

The City Codes Department opened an investigation into the home Thursday morning for concerns about poor living conditions, and in that investigation, officials found that West and McConnell had returned to the home.

LPD officers responded to the home and arrested West and McConnell.

LPD said West was on probation for a previous elder abuse case and McConnell was on parole at the time of their arrest. Due to this, both will face additional charges.

The investigation remains ongoing. 

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Man arrested on attempted robbery, elder abuse charges

by: Natalie Sierra 

(FOX40.COM) — A 44-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after punching another man and demanding money from them on Friday, according to the Stockton Police Department.

Police said a 73-year-old victim was asleep on his bed around 7 a.m. on Saturday when the suspect entered his room.

The suspect proceeded to punch the victim repeatedly and then demanded money from him.

Police said the victim was left with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect was later arrested on charges of attempted robbery and elder abuse.

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Felony charges filed in beating of 81-year-old man at Redondo Beach Elks Lodge

Nearly two months after an attack he claims was unprovoked, victim Joseph Lordeon says he still feels traumatized

By Scott Schwebke

Felony assault and elder abuse charges have been filed in connection with the Cinco de Mayo beating of an 81-year-old man at the Redondo Beach Elks Lodge.

Charging documents filed last week by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office indicated Lamont Dominic Steele’s alleged assault on Joseph Lordeon involved significant “violence, cruelty and viciousness” that indicated a “serious danger to society.”

Steele, 52, who is married to Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Nashana Steele, will be arraigned July 22 at the Torrance courthouse on charges of elder abuse and assault likely to produce great bodily injury. The couple could not be reached for comment Tuesday, June 25.

Lordeon, in a brief telephone interview, said he is satisfied with the charges against his alleged attacker, describing it as a “good deal.”

“I spent a lot of time in the hospital and am still kind of traumatized,” said Lordeon, who claims Steele cold-cocked him in an unprovoked attack.

Lordeon told the Southern California News Group that his ordeal began about 4:30 p.m. May 5  when he visited the Elks Lodge on the eastern edge of the oceanfront Veterans Park to meet some friends. On his way out about 15 minutes later, he said, a lodge member invited him to have some food at a private party attended by about 45 people in another bar at the north end of the lodge.

Lordeon was handed a plate, helped himself to some salad from a buffet table, and walked away after a woman he didn’t know said he wasn’t supposed to be there. Lordeon replied that he had been invited and walked into the lobby with his plate.

Almost as soon as he sat down, he said, Steele smacked him on the left side of the head, knocking him unconscious.

Lordeon was transported by ambulance to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and treated for a large facial wound, rib injuries, and soft tissue damage.

Redondo Beach police have not released information about the assault. However, a seven-page, heavily redacted investigative report obtained by the Southern California News Group offers conflicting details from police interviews with witnesses.

A woman — presumably Nashana Steele — told police she asked Lordeon to leave the private party, noting he had not been paying his lodge membership dues. She alleges Lordeon refused to leave and shoved her with his right upper arm and shoulder, according to the report.

Lordeon denies touching the woman.

The report states Lamont Steele was on the patio at the lodge when someone told him a man had assaulted his wife. He then went looking for the man and soon found him.

Steele claims he asked the man if he had touched his wife, to which the man replied “f— you.” This upset him further, prompting him to allegedly punch the man once with a closed fist, the report said.

Lordeon fell to the ground unconscious and the assailant claimed to have slapped him to wake him up to tell him that he needed to leave the lodge, according to the report.

A Redondo Beach police officer who viewed the lodge’s security video of the incident said in the report that the assault was unprovoked, adding that Lordeon was punched three times, picked up from the couch, and pushed to the floor. The attacker then stood over Lordeon, slapped him with an open hand, left the lodge and drove home.

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Woman pleads guilty to elder abuse charges

Madison Cox pleaded guilty Tuesday to elder abuse charges after police say she admitted to taking photos of patients at Heritage Springs Memory Care near Lewisburg.

 

Author: WNEP Web Staff

UNION COUNTY, Pa. — A woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to elder abuse charges in Union County.

Madison Cox admitted to taking disturbing images of at least 15 patients when she worked at Heritage Springs Memory Care near Lewisburg.

Police say the photos show the residents, most of whom suffer from Alzheimer's or dementia, partially clothed or nude.

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Elder abuse charges reduced to misdemeanors in plea agreement

Matthew Robert Quillen

A Kingpsort man was sentenced to 11 months and 29 day of supervised probation as part of a plea agreement that reduced felony elder neglect charges to misdemeanors.

Matthew Robert Quillen, 36, appeared in Hawkins County Criminal Court on Jan. 13 where he pleaded guilty to three counts of misdemeanor elder neglect and one count of simple possession of marijuana dating back to 2020.

In addition to the probation Quillen was ordered by Judge Alex Pearson to pay $5,426 in fines and fees.

Quillen was originally indicted on three counts of neglect of a vulnerable adult, a Class E felony.

On March 8, 2020 the KPD responded to the residence of Bobby Quillen on Timberidge Trail in the Hawkins County portion of Kingsport on a complaint that he was being threatened by his son, Matthew Robert Quillen.

Police determined that the father suffers from multiple debilitating health issues and the son is his caregiver. Although a KPD report was made on March 8, 2020 there was no arrest. The KPD subsequently received multiple reports noting concern for the father’s welfare.

An Adult Protective Services (APS) case worker later visited the home and reportedly found no food other than cream pies and fig cookies. On April 4, 2020 police responded to the residence due to a domestic incident involving Matthew Quillen and his girlfriend, and it was again noted that there was very little to eat in the house. As a result, APS began bringing food to Bobby Quillen.

A subsequent investigation revealed that despite the father’s serious illnesses he hadn’t been to see his doctor since the previous November, and had missed two recent doctor’s appointments.

Matthew Quillen was arrested by the KPD on May 30, 2020.

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Police arrest Danville woman on elder abuse, neglect charges

By Staff Reports

July 9 deputies with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence call in the 100 block of Laney Road in Danville – and what they found led to the arrest of a Danville woman.

Upon arrival, deputies reported finding an elderly victim who had been beaten. The victim indicated she had been struck on the head multiple times. She was transported to the hospital for her injuries and is expected to recover, according to the MCSO.

Prior to the deputies’ arrival, the alleged attacker had left the scene but was located a short time later in Hartselle.

Investigators arrived on scene and arrested Jessica Nicole Laney, 44, of Danville and charged her with elder abuse and neglect in the second degree. Her bond was set at $50,000.

Additional charges are possible, according to the MCSO.

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Genesee County man facing elder abuse charges, accused of abusing mother

by Jamie Sherrod, James Paxson

A case of elder abuse leading to charges against a 50-year-old Genesee County man and authorities say this was a preventable tragedy.

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Officers were called to Hurley Medical Center for a 72-year-old woman who was admitted for a few days. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said the woman had a broken femur and hip, was septic, and ultimately died.

Her 50-year-old son, Michael Lagueux, was with her. When investigators spoke with Lagueux, there were inconsistencies and contradictions with his statements, the sheriff's office said.

Deputies executed a search warrant at his house in Genesee Township. Investigators found the home in deplorable conditions with spoiled food, black mold, and beg bugs, the sheriff's office said.

As disturbing as the case is, authorities say they encounter this problem often.

“A lot of our elderly tend to trust a lot more than they should, and that’s one of their biggest weaknesses unfortunately,” Sgt. Nick Walleman said.

That weakness often leads to elder abuse. Walleman has overseen the Genesee County Elder Abuse Task Force over the past year and said it happens more than you would think.

“I have cases coming in every day,” Walleman said.

Among the recent ones, a 72-year-old severely injured woman who died at Hurley in Flint. The case leading investigators to the home of her son, 50-year-old Michael Lagueux.

At the home they found his cousin a 43-year-old woman who also is a vulnerable adult. Lagueux is now facing two charges of abuse of a vulnerable adult.

Walleman said the cases can physical abuse, neglect and even financial fraud. The victims are usually targeted by family members or scammers.

“One of the newest scams claiming you win $5,000 or $7,000 a week for life. “These people are calling our elderly and they’re telling them send us a thousand dollars you’ll be able to get your millions,” Wallemen said.

Walleman said to pay attention to that little voice inside telling you when something isn't right.

“Be careful who you trust and who you’re going to give your power of attorney to things like that,” Wallemen said.

Victims can find help through the Elder Abuse Task Force which fights the exploitation of Genesee County seniors.

“We’re here to be that voice and their justice when they do get taken advantage of,” Walleman said.

Those who do target the elderly will face consequences.

“Fines, they are getting some jail time,” Walleman said.

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Man wanted on elder abuse charges, accused of tying up boarding home resident

By Jessica Willey

 

An unlicensed caretaker is accused of using a bungee-type cord to restrain a 65-year-old for hours, according to court documents.

 

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston police are searching for an unlicensed caretaker accused of tying a boarding home resident to a chair so tightly it caused an infection that caused his death.

John Grant, 56, is charged with injury to an elderly individual.

According to court documents, he physically abused 65-year-old Clifton Barber in May 2020 at an unlicensed boarding home in the 5800 block of Schevers in southeast Houston.

 

After Barber got sick, another unlicensed caretaker took him to Ben Taub Hospital, where he died.

"I was in the room when he passed away," said Farrell Gotch, Barber's brother. "His arm was swollen and his leg was swollen. He was abused."

An autopsy report showed Barber had injuries that were consistent with being tied at his wrists, as well as blunt force injuries. The report says Barber ultimately died from sepsis from an infection on his wrist.

"He tied him down basically so hard, an infection occurred in his wrist and spread throughout his blood ultimately causing his death," explained Kristina Roberts, chief prosecutor of elder abuse and financial exploitation at the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

"That's sad. It's inhumane. It's not even conscionable," said Gotch.

The unlicensed caretaker, who took Barber to the hospital, told authorities Barber was not feeling well a few days before his passing and recalled seeing "a bump, which appeared like a tiny bite mark on Barber's forearm." He said another person by the name of "John" resided at the unlicensed boarding home.

Several months later, after 35 men and women were found without food or medication in another unlicensed boarding home in Houston's south side. Deputies there detained a man by the name of John Grant.

 

Investigators say one of the men rescued from that home identified Grant after he said he knew Barber from living with him at the previous unlicensed boarding home. That man told investigators a week before Barber's death that he witnessed Grant use a bungee-type cord to tie and restrain Barber to a chair "from midday to sunset as punishment," according to court records.

Roberts says there's a warrant out for Grant's arrest. If convicted, he could face between five and 99 years in prison.

"I would like justice for him. He would harm no one," Gotch said of his brother.

Unlicensed group homes are on the rise in Harris County because it is an area that is not regulated properly, Roberts said.

"Hopefully this case and situations like this will make people more and more aware of it," she said.

People considering a boarding home for a family member or loved one should do research and visit the home before making any decisions, advised Roberts. She also said to report any abnormalities or signs of abuse to authorities.

 

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