A resident of Spruce Creek South who is charged with ripping off an 81-year-old dementia patient is back in jail after skipping a court date.
Brenda Joyce Bova, 76, was booked without bond Friday evening at the Marion County Jail after forfeiting her previous $8,500 bond by ignoring a mandatory court date.
Bova had been arrested earlier this year after it was discovered that she and two accomplices had drained the financial resources of the woman who lived across the street in the 55+ community in Summerfield.
Bova was the third suspect apprehended in connection with the elder exploitation investigation, following the previous arrests of Brenda Lee and Paul Rhodes, who also are charged with taking advantage of the fragile woman…