A Florida caregiver is being charged with elder neglect after sheriff’s officers discovered an 81-year-old dementia sufferer living in a tent outside her home.
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Karie Lynn Lightfoot, 53, on Saturday. According to a probable cause arrest complaint, officials from the Department of Children and Families found the victim outside an Ocala, Florida house on June 3.
The victim, who had dementia and mobility challenges, told officials that Lightfoot had placed her in the tent. According to the affidavit, the tent was set up far away from the house, preventing the woman from entering…