Sentencing in elder abuse case reset
By Kelly Dame
November 20, 2009
The sentencing of a Midland man charged in connection with a case of elder abuse is being rescheduled, and will include additional witnesses and documents for a judge to consider.
Jonathan Philips Nelson, 54, entered no contest pleas to charges of embezzlement of $20,000 or more from a vulnerable adult, second-degree abuse of a vulnerable adult and a habitual fourth offender status. The charges were filed after Nelson’s 84-year-old mother suffered a fractured ankle in the spring which became a more complicated injury when she continued to walk. The injury, combined with other health problems, resulted in the amputation of her right foot.
Prosecutors accuse Nelson of ignoring his mother’s medical needs; his attorney, Scott Isles of Midland, states Nelson honored his mother’s wishes by waiting to take her to her family doctor rather than the emergency room. She died in September.Jonathan Philips Nelson, 54, entered no contest pleas to charges of embezzlement of $20,000 or more from a vulnerable adult, second-degree abuse of a vulnerable adult and a habitual fourth offender status. The charges were filed after Nelson’s 84-year-old mother suffered a fractured ankle in the spring which became a more complicated injury when she continued to walk. The injury, combined with other health problems, resulted in the amputation of her right foot.
Nelson appeared Friday morning before Midland County Circuit Court Judge Jonathan E. Lauderbach at what was to be his sentencing hearing, and Isles requested an evidentiary sentencing hearing, including testimony of witnesses on behalf of Nelson, be held.
The evidentiary sentencing hearing is scheduled for Jan. 7.
Abridged
SOURCE: Our Midland News
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