SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WNYT) — A Schenectady jury convicted a woman of abusing and stealing from her elderly father, according to the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office.
District Attorney Robert Carney said Christine Jackson, 50, was convicted Sept. 24 after a jury trial on four felony counts tied to the care of her 73-year-old father Derek Henix. The charges include endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person and grand larceny.
Police were sent March 25, 2025, to 1708 Avenue A in Schenectady for a welfare check on Henix, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Officers found him emaciated in a bedroom, sitting on a bed wearing nothing but an adult diaper and a dirty jacket draped over his head. The room smelled of urine and feces…