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Video shows caregiver hitting, torturing 93-year-old dementia patient: 'She has no idea what’s going on'
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A 26-year-old caregiver in Michigan has been hit with a slew of charges after disturbing video of her allegedly abusing an elderly dementia patient was discovered by authorities.
Flint Township resident Dontia Shawnra Arrington, 26, was charged with vulnerable adult abuse and torture with intent to cause cruel or extreme physical and mental pain. She was also charged with assault with intent to cause bodily harm in the stomach.
The charges were announced at a press conference held by the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office on April 18. During the presser, Sheriff Chris Swanson said that the videotaped Apr. 4 altercation stemmed from the patient having an accident.
“You’re going to see that the victim had an accident, you’re going to see the roughness of the caregiver to the victim,” he explained.
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Flint Township resident Dontia Shawnra Arrington, 26, was charged with vulnerable adult abuse and torture after the abuse footage emerged. (Genesee County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook)
The video shows the suspect pummeling the victim repeatedly with a soiled diaper, police said. The 93-year-old woman held her arms up in an attempt to protect herself, and the video appears to show her trying to fight back.
The caregiver was then filmed putting her right hand around the victim’s neck in an attempt to choke her, according to police.
“A few minutes later, you’re gonna see the caregiver square off with the victim,” the sheriff said while narrating the video. In the footage, the caregiver makes punching gestures towards the victim, who tries to smack her in defense.
Swanson described the video as being “difficult to see” because of the fragility and vulnerability of the victim. He says that the 93-year-old woman is suffering from late-stage dementia and struggles with cognitive issues every day.
The elderly patient has severe dementia and “didn’t know what was going on,” authorities said. (Genesee County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook)
“This stage of dementia, you cannot carry on a conversation with our victim,” the sheriff explained. “This is severe dementia.”
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“She has no idea what’s going on. She can’t process what we process on a regular basis.”
Warning: The video below may be disturbing to readers
The victim’s daughter, named Kathy, also spoke at the press conference about the video. She said that she began noticing her mother’s hands were “totally black” with bruises, and believes the abuse began in December.
“I’ve always been my mom’s protector… I’m watching this and all I kept saying was, ‘My mom, you know, why are you doing this to my mom?’” she said.
The suspect appears to choke the elderly patient in the disturbing video. (Genesee County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook)
“She’s 93, five foot tall, 130-pound lady. Never been in a fight in her whole life… horrified. Just horrified.”
Kathy called her mother “a great mom” and said that she raised her and her two sisters as a single mom. When her mother began suffering from dementia, Kathy took her in for nearly a year before eventually moving her to a nursing home.
The daughter added that her mother still shows signs of bruising but doesn’t appear to know what happened.
“She’s still traumatized from it. She’ll pick up her sleeves and go, ‘I don’t know what happened, but this is bad.’ Like, that’s okay, mom, you don’t have to know,” she said.
Video allegedly shows a caregiver hitting the 93-year-old woman with a soiled diaper. (Genesee County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook)
Authorities are actively investigating the incident. The sheriff’s office believes multiple suspects may have been involved, and that there may be additional victims out there. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office at (810) 257-3426.
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ROSCOMMON, Mich. (WNEM) – Power outages are starting to pop up around mid-Michigan as severe thunderstorms roll through the area.
Consumers Energy is reporting these outages:
- Roscommon County: 1,305 customers affected
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed goaltender Calvin Pickard to a one-year, $1,000,000 contract for the 2026-27 season.
Pickard, 34 (4/15/92), has appeared in 191 career games (157 starts) over parts of 11 NHL seasons with the Colorado Avalanche (2014-17), Toronto Maple Leafs (2017-18), Philadelphia Flyers (2018), Arizona Coyotes (2018-19), Detroit Red Wings (2019-22) and Edmonton Oilers (2023-26), owning a 74-77-14 record with a 2.96 goals-against average (GAA), .901 save percentage (SV%), and five shutouts. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound native of Moncton, New Brunswick, has also played in 13 career Stanley Cup Playoff games (nine starts) across two postseason appearances with Edmonton (2024, 2025), posting an 8-2 record with a 2.72 GAA and .892 SV%.
Pickard tallied a 5-6-2 record with a 3.68 GAA and .871 SV% in 16 games (13 starts) with Edmonton in 2025-26 while also appearing in eight games for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL), where he recorded a 4-3-1 record with a 3.26 GAA, .886 SV% and one shutout. He has posted a 161-117-61 record, 2.66 GAA, .913 SV% and 21 shutouts in 329 career AHL games across 13 seasons with Lake Erie (2011-15), San Antonio (2015-16), Toronto (2017-18), Tucson (2018-19), Grand Rapids (2019-22) and Bakersfield (2022-26). He owns a 1-2 record, 2.01 GAA and .925 SV% five career Calder Cup Playoff Games and helped the Toronto Marlies win the Calder Cup in 2018.
Pickard represented Canada at the 2010 IIHF Under-18 World Championship and the 2016 and 2017 IIHF World Championships, winning a silver medal in 2017. He was originally selected by Colorado in the second round (No. 49 overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft.
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(TNS) — St. Charles County has extended the deadline for its senior property tax freeze after reporting a ‘bug’ had caused computer problems in the county.
The original deadline was June 30. Residents now have until July 6 to sign-up or renew.
County Collector Michelle McBride said the extension was necessary after a software ‘bug’ from a third-party vendor caused the online sign-up portal to crash 10 days ago. The website stayed offline until this past Wednesday.
“I just feel like it is the right thing to do, to give people more time to apply,” McBride told the Post-Dispatch.
She said no personal information was released as a result of the malfunction.
To receive the tax freeze, residents need to provide proof of property ownership, that the property is their primary residence and that they are at least 62 years old.
McBride said residents could still submit paper applications during the outage, but she knows many residents prefer to use the online portal.
The extension covers applications submitted online, through the mail and in-person, McBride said.
She said a relatively small number of people were likely impacted by the outage.
The county’s senior property tax freeze program, which was approved in March 2023, has 33,000 participants, including 1,500 first-time participants. More than 28,000 individuals had already submitted their renewal form or their application for the tax freeze prior to the outage.
Residents must reapply every year for the tax freeze program, though that could change: The County Council is considering removing the yearly renewal requirement.
McBride said she supports the proposed change.
“The main reason the renewal process was put in place, and rightfully so, was that it was a brand-new program,” McBride said. “We were going from ground zero, and we wanted to make sure there was minimal ability for fraud.”
The renewal process is no longer needed, McBride said.
Moreover, she said, it has created “unnecessary administrative burdens” for St. Charles County seniors.
Plus, she said, the county has new technology tools through the county assessor’s office that automatically notify the collector’s staff of property ownership changes. And the State’s Bureau of Vital Records, which issues death certificates, has agreed to alert the collector’s office when a death certificate is issued for a resident over the age of 62 in St. Charles County.
“With the resources and tools that we have, and the experience that we’ve had with this program, we feel it is time to eliminate this headache for the seniors,” McBride said.
Per the draft proposal, participants enrolled in the program would remain enrolled unless ownership of the property changes, the property no longer qualifies as their primary residence, or the person no longer meets eligibility requirements. A person could also be removed from the program if the county collector’s office requests updated documentation and does not receive it in a timely manner, McBride said.
“We will retain the right to audit the program, verifying that there isn’t fraud happening,” McBride said.
The Council is expected to vote July 13 on eliminating the renewal requirement, which would take effect in 2027.
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