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Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window
Healthcare Worker Convicted Of Neglecting Vulnerable Man Who Jumped Out Maryland Window A 49-year-old home healthcare worker that failed to check in on his patient, who was found injured after jumping out of a Frederick County apartment building will spend time behind bars, the state's attorney's office announced. Emmanuel Olaeken Owoyeye was ordered by a judge to spend 12 months in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center with another nine years suspended for neglecting a vulnerable adult. In August last year, a resident was walking his dog when he spotted a man on the ground, and it was later determined that the 55-year-old victim was diagnosed with Down Syndrome, as well…

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by Zak Failla
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MD Woman Who Stole Elderly Residents' Heirlooms Gets Prison Time For Nursing Home Scheme MD Woman Who Stole Elderly Residents' Heirlooms Gets Prison Time For Nursing Home Scheme
MD Woman Who Stole Elderly Residents' Heirlooms Gets Prison Time For Nursing Home Scheme A Germantown woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in a nursing home theft scheme, officials announced on Thursday, March 2. Maritza Ramirez, 57, was sentenced in Montgomery County after she pleaded guilty to stealing and pawning off items from residents at Marian Assisted Living on Georgia Avenue, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. An investigation into Ramirez began in March 2022 after one victim's family discovered that several pieces of jewelry and a cell phone had gone missing from a secured bedroom at the assisted living facility. In…

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by Annie DeVoe
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100+ Displaced In Bowie Nursing Home Fire 100+ Displaced In Bowie Nursing Home Fire
100+ Displaced In Bowie Nursing Home Fire More than 100 residents were displaced after an alleged explosion at a nursing home in Bowie, authorities say. Initial reports of an explosion at the facility on the 15000 block of Health Center Drive came in at 3:42 a.m., Tuesday, June 14, according to the Prince George's Fire Department.  All 112 residents of the facility were transferred to neighboring facilities with the assistance of several area partners. No injuries have been reported.  Family of residents are welcome to gather at the Bowie Senior Center. The city of Bowie has set up a line for families to check on the sta…

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by Annie DeVoe