LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — An 89-year-old Louisville woman says her home and belongings were stolen after police say a man forged her name onto a property deed.
Dorothy Tarpin has owned her house on South 26th Street since the 1960s, it’s where she raised her family. But her relatives say a man named Russell Cheatham illegally claimed ownership through a forged quitclaim deed — a document that transfers property with only a few signatures and a notary. It’s meant for easy transfers between family members or in the case of a divorce.
“Do y’all know y’all stealing this house from an old lady?” one family member can be heard saying during a confrontation with Cheatham, which they recorded on video.
Tarpin was shocked to learn Medicaid had cut off coverage for her nursing home stay because records showed she made $46,000 from selling her home…