Court date set for Independence women charged with elder abuse
Accused of leaving victim in the car for two hours while at the casino
By Michael Glover
May 12, 2010
Independence, MO —
An Independence woman is scheduled to make a court appearance next week on accusations that she abandoned a mentally handicapped woman in a car while she gambled at Ameristar casino.
Dru S. Glenn, 27, has a hearing May 20 in Clay County Circuit Court.
Court records list an Independence address for Glenn.
On April 14, Glenn allegedly left a 66-year-old woman who suffers from “severe mental retardation” in the back seat of a car in the parking garage at Ameristar, according to court records.
The older woman’s address is also Independence.
Clay County prosecutors charged Glenn with one count of third-degree elder abuse, a misdemeanor, because the older woman was not seriously injured.
The maximum range of punishment could be up to one year in jail and a fine of $1,000.
Glenn was working for the Missouri Department of Mental Health as a developmental assistant, the records show. She was in charge of taking care of the woman.
But according to authorities, Glenn left the woman in a state-issued vehicle while she gambled for more than two hours.
Glenn entered the casino in Kansas City at 9:54 a.m. Ten minutes later, she returned to the vehicle to check on the woman, according to court documents.
Five minutes later, she again abandoned the mentally handicapped woman, who was sitting in the right rear back seat, the records show.
Glenn returned to the vehicle more than two hours later. She was greeted by two Ameristar security guards.
Later, a Missouri State Highway Patrol sergeant and a trooper interviewed Glenn.
Glenn admitted to them that she left her “client” unattended on two separate occasions, according to court records.
Glenn parked the silver 2002 Chevrolet Impala on the fourth floor of the parking garage. She left the left front and left rear windows down approximately two inches. She locked the doors.
Glenn was arrested but posted $7,500 bond of which she paid 10 percent, or $750, and was released two days after the incident.
The Missouri Department of Mental Health fired Glenn the day of the incident.
Dru S. Glenn, 27, has a hearing May 20 in Clay County Circuit Court.
Court records list an Independence address for Glenn.
On April 14, Glenn allegedly left a 66-year-old woman who suffers from “severe mental retardation” in the back seat of a car in the parking garage at Ameristar, according to court records.
The older woman’s address is also Independence.
Clay County prosecutors charged Glenn with one count of third-degree elder abuse, a misdemeanor, because the older woman was not seriously injured.
The maximum range of punishment could be up to one year in jail and a fine of $1,000.
Glenn was working for the Missouri Department of Mental Health as a developmental assistant, the records show. She was in charge of taking care of the woman.
But according to authorities, Glenn left the woman in a state-issued vehicle while she gambled for more than two hours.
Glenn entered the casino in Kansas City at 9:54 a.m. Ten minutes later, she returned to the vehicle to check on the woman, according to court documents.
Five minutes later, she again abandoned the mentally handicapped woman, who was sitting in the right rear back seat, the records show.
Glenn returned to the vehicle more than two hours later. She was greeted by two Ameristar security guards.
Later, a Missouri State Highway Patrol sergeant and a trooper interviewed Glenn.
Glenn admitted to them that she left her “client” unattended on two separate occasions, according to court records.
Glenn parked the silver 2002 Chevrolet Impala on the fourth floor of the parking garage. She left the left front and left rear windows down approximately two inches. She locked the doors.
Glenn was arrested but posted $7,500 bond of which she paid 10 percent, or $750, and was released two days after the incident.
The Missouri Department of Mental Health fired Glenn the day of the incident.
SOURCE: The Examiner
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