The Brief
- Michael Cornelius Dailey, 51, of Woodbury, is charged with criminal neglect after charges say his father, who he was a PCA for, was hospitalized multiple times before he died.
- A Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) report was filed in March 2025 regarding the welfare of the 80-year-old vulnerable adult who suffered from frailty, Parkinson’s, Encephalopathy and Type 2 diabetes.
- The man died in April due to hypoglycemia following a severe insulin overdose allegedly administered by Dailey.
WOODBURY, Minn. (FOX 9) – A son tasked with being a personal care assistant (PCA) for his father is being charged with criminal neglect after charges say he was hospitalized multiple times for issues related to Type 2 diabetes mismanagement, kidney issues and malnutrition.
PCA charged with neglect
What we know:
Michael Cornelius Dailey, 51, of Woodbury, is charged after a Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC) report was filed in March 2025 regarding the welfare of an 80-year-old vulnerable adult who suffered from frailty of aging, Parkinson’s, Encephalopathy and Type 2 diabetes.
The report alleged that Dailey, who is his son, last saw a physician with him in March 2024.…