Thursday, May 9, 2013

Caregiver Accused Of Stealing $32,000 from 91-Year-Old

LINCOLN COUNTY, W.Va. -- A Lincoln County woman caring for an elderly woman is being accused of stealing thousands of dollars from her.

Jamey Skeens, 32, of Alum Creek, is charged with grand and petity larceny.

Skeens was a caregiver for a 91-year-old woman in Lincoln County.

According to the complaint, Skeens admitted West Virginia State Police to stealing $32,000 from the woman between November 2012 to February 2013.

According to the criminal complaint, Skeens took the money from the victim's checking account.

Skeens was in Lincoln County Magistrate Court Wednesday and waved her right to a preliminary.