Dec. 14, 2011
A caregiver was ordered held without bond today on charges of murder, elder abuse, embezzlement and identity theft in connection with the death of his 79-year-old client in Detroit.
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s office charged Gerald Nash, 67, today with killing William Houston, 79, in August at the Riverfront Apartments in Detroit.
Nash is accused of killing Houston through medical neglect and taking financial advantage of the older man.
Nash was arraigned in Detroit 36th District Court on charges of felony murder — carrying a mandatory life sentence without parole — second-degree murder, first and second degree abuse of a vulnerable adult, identity theft, check fraud, embezzlement of a vulnerable adult and taking $1,000-$5,000 under false pretenses.
He was jailed without bond pending a Dec. 28 preliminary examination.
SOURCE: Detroit Free Press
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