TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office arrested a local couple on charges of caretaker neglect of a vulnerable adult on Friday.
Amanda Presley, 45, and Ricky Smith, 30, are accused of taking in a homeless Veteran and charging him $500 a month to care for him. Investigators said they took the 73-year-old man’s money and failed to take care of him or seek medical attention for him. They say the victim has a large cancerous tumor on his head that has now taken over one of his ears.
Deputies searched the couple’s home near East 71st Street and South Quincy Avenue, and found the victim had been living in filthy conditions with no running water. The victim also said he hadn’t had a bath in six months.
TCSO arrests couple on charges of caretaker neglect of vulnerable adult
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TCSO arrests couple on charges of caretaker neglect of vulnerable adult
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The victim is now in the hospital and is receiving end of life care, TCSO said.
Smith and Presley are both being held on a $50,000 bond.