Daily Journal
TUPELO – A personal care home operator in Tupelo was arrested and charged with exploitation of a vulnerable person.
Attorney General Jim Hood said Demetria Donelson, 44, of Saltillo, turned herself in Tuesday following indictment from a Lee County grand jury on one count exploitation of a vulnerable person.
The indictment alleges that Donelson, while operating an unlicensed personal care home in Tupelo, placed her name on a patient’s account and transferred approximately $38,797 into her accounts.
Donelson was booked into the Lee County jail and posted a $10,000 bond. If convicted, she faces up to 10 years behind bars.