Henderson police accuse caretaker of $449K theft

A pistillate is accused of stealing astir $450,000 aft the decease of a antheral she was caring for.

Heather Chastain, 40, was arrested Tuesday connected a warrant and charged with a felony number of exploiting an older person, according to tribunal records.

Police were alerted successful April 2020 that a antheral believed Chastain had been stealing from his deceased parents, according to an apprehension warrant from the Henderson Police Department released Wednesday. The antheral told constabulary that his parent died successful March 2019, leaving $650,000 for the caretaking of her husband, Michael Fullerton.

The Fullertons were surviving with Chastain, who continued to attraction for Michael Fullerton aft his woman died, constabulary said.

Records amusement Chastain was added to Fullerton’s slope relationship successful May 2019. By the clip Fullerton was hospitalized for deteriorating wellness successful February 2020, much than $100,000 was missing.

Investigators spoke to Fullerton’s son, who made the archetypal report, and his sister, who some told constabulary that nary of the $449,200 taken retired was utilized for Fullerton’s care.

Bank documents showed Chastain withdrew wealth 38 times from the relationship betwixt July 2019 and March 2020, according to the constabulary report. One transaction of $300,000 was made the time Fullerton was released into hospice attraction and different worthy $115,000 was made the time helium died.

Chastain declined to talk to police, according to the apprehension report.

She is being held connected $100,000 bail and is scheduled to look successful tribunal again Monday.

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