INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis metro police have a warrant out for a former home caregiver accused of robbing his patient at gunpoint.
The victim uses a wheelchair and is warning others to be careful when hiring someone to work in their homes. 61-year-old Leonard Royer was enjoying a card game with some friends one afternoon in August when he heard someone knock on the door, and a familiar face forced his way inside.
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“He told me he wanted money, smacked me in the face and pointed a gun at me,” Royer recalled.
Royer said he recognized it was his former caregiver, Dewayne Finklea, who burst in demanding everybody put their hands up. He and his guests refused to hand over any money despite Finklea reportedly threatening to kill Royer. Royer later learned $350 was missing from his bank account, suspecting Finklea stole his account information. The money has yet to be returned to Royer.
“You hire somebody that’s supposed to take care of you and he goes and does that to you,” Royer said. “It kind of shakes you up a little bit.”