Incapacitated man’s home was stolen and sold by Detroit woman, prosecutor says

The Brief

  • A Detroit woman is charged with exploiting a vulnerable adult who had suffered a head injury.
  • Shagwendola Crawford allegedly forged a deed giving her his home and then sold it, posing as the owner.
  • She is charged with four felonies, including embezzlement of a vulnerable adult, more than $100,000.

FOX 2 A Detroit woman is accused of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult $100,000 or more, among multiple felony charges.

The backstory:

Shagwendola Jerna Crawford was allowed to live with a man at his home in Warren in 2018, but in 2024 the man suffered a fall resulting in a head injury requiring 24-hour care.

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