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August 2, 2009
Tennessee Prosecutors File Charges Against Nursing Home Employee
Douglas Harris, former director of social work at Brookhaven nursing home, was recently jailed after a grand jury indictment. Charged with one count of willful abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a dependent adult, one count of theft over $10,000, and two counts of theft over $1,000, he remains in jail under a $50,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on September 11, 2009.
Prosecutors allege that Harris targeted a Brookhaven resident incapable of making decisions and stole property and cash from the resident.
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