Man wanted for elder exploitation arrested in Florida, returned to Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man wanted in Richmond County for charges involving the exploitation of his step-grandfather was arrested in Florida.

Lamontra Medlock, 49, was taken into custody last week in St. Augustine, Florida, by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, which includes two Richmond County Sheriff’s Office investigators.

The task force normally focuses on violent offenders, but the nature of Medlock’s alleged crimes prompted the assistance.

Medlock was arrested on a Grand Jury Warrant for Exploitation and Intimidation of a Disabled Adult, Elder Person, or Resident, 12 counts of Felony Theft by Deception, and one count of Misdemeanor Theft by Deception.

Medlock is accused of forging checks and misusing his 86-year-old step-grandfather’s bank account and credit cards between January and July 2022.

He allegedly wrote checks to himself totaling $42,600, accumulated $6,821.13 in unauthorized credit card charges, and made over $26,000 in phone payments.

Medlock is now booked at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center.

Anyone with information on additional crimes involving the exploitation of the elderly is encouraged to contact the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at 706-821-1080 or submit tips anonymously through email at PIO@AugustaGa.gov.

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