Posted on 03/05/2022 9:07:28 AM PST by Morgana
Two women accused of running a fight club at an assisted living residence in North Carolina are being spared jail time despite being convicted of encouraging dementia patients to fight and then filming the results.
Police said that Marilyn Latish McKey, 35, and Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 28, were arrested in October 2019, following a report in June of that year of elderly abuse at the Danby House in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
McKey pleaded guilty to two counts of assault on an individual with a disability and Jordan pleaded guilty to one count of assault on an individual with a disability, Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court's told McClatchy News.
On Monday, McKey was given a suspended sentence of 45 days in prison, with 12 months of supervised probation, the court said.
Meanwhile, Jordan was given a suspended sentence of 30 days in prison, with 12 months of unsupervised probation.
A third woman, Tonacia Yvonne Tyson, 23, had also been arrested with the pair at the time of the incidents, but was later cleared of a misdemeanor.
Authorities said that the three women were employees at the Danby House, which is an assisted living and memory care facility.
Court documents obtained by Fox 8 showed that McKey was accused of pushing a 73-year-old woman into her room while Tyson and Jordan filmed the incident and did not intervene.
The documents also revealed a second incident, during which McKey, Tyson and Jordan watched, encouraged and videotaped the 73-year-old woman fighting with a 70-year-old woman.
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The last 30 days of my father’s life he was in and out of the hospital and a nursing facility. I slept in the room every night, for his protection. Let’s just say the attitude of the nursing staff in both locations was very strong and not friendly.
If there is any way to take a beloved family memeber home, even with family and some hired nursing care, do it. It preserves estates and it provides safer care.
Why were these pieces of filth not executed?
Savages that shouldn’t be part of the civilized world - the Ghetto-Prison. Ok forgot.
Good assisted living places in south Florida have many care givers from Haiti and Jamaica. They are very pleasant, understanding and respectful of the elderly. I was surprised at how tolerant they were of bad behavior of dementia patients. Never saw any sign of abuse or getting upset.
Frodo thinks an all white fight card would be too hum drum. That plus the fact that Winston Salem is 40% black makes the shire dwellers think it’s likely some of the victims were of African American descent. But they could be wrong.
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