Published: Monday, September 15, 2014 at 3:59 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 15, 2014 at 3:59 p.m. <\/p>\n
NORTH PORT - A home health care worker has been arrested for stealing more than $5,000 from an 87-year-old Venice woman with dementia. <\/p>\n
Michelle Horton home health care worker arrested for stealing from elderly Venice woman. <\/p>\n
According to the Sarasota County Sheriffs Office: <\/p>\n
Michelle Horton began taking care of the victim and her now-deceased husband last June. <\/p>\n
Detectives found that in November 2013, Horton brought the victim to the Venice Department of Motor Vehicles and had her sign over the title to her 2003 Honda. A few months later, Horton had the victim pay nearly $1,200 to Sears for auto repairs on the car and also used the victims bank account to make a $202 payment on another vehicle Horton owned. <\/p>\n
Horton was employed by Almost Family, Inc., which paid her to care for the victim. At the same time, the victim wrote eight personal checks to Horton for her services, not realizing that she was already paying Almost Family to pay Horton. <\/p>\n
Michelle Horton, 42, of 5127 Gailbreath Road, North Port, was charged with Exploitation of the Elderly and is being held on $20,000 bond. <\/p>\n
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