Man accused of stealing home in deed fraud turns himself in to Louisville police

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The man accused of stealing an elderly woman’s home in a quitclaim deed transfer has turned himself into Louisville police.

In June, Dorothy Tarpin, 89, was shocked to learn the Parkland home she lived in for more than 50 years had been taken from her without her knowledge. She also learned someone was claiming she had died.

On Thursday, Russell Cheatham, of Scottsburg, Ind, was booked into the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections…

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