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A Petal woman has been arrested for allegedly making herself the power of attorney for an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s and taking her money illegally.

Deloris Gordon, 70, also known as Deloris Gatlin, was arrested Tuesday, June 26, by the Forrest County Sheriff’s Office and charged with one count of a vulnerable adult.

Attorney General Jim Hood said investigators the Vulnerable Adult Unit presented the case to the Grand Jury alleging that Gordan signed papers naming herself to have Power of Attorney over the affairs of an elderly woman who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and subsequently took money that was intended for the victim.  […]

From The Mississippi Link Newswire JACKSON – Two Jones County residents are going to jail for taking advantage of the disabled and vulnerable, Attorney General Jim Hood said. Nicholas Barnes, 22, of Taylorsville, and Alex […]

Two former Columbia police officers have been arrested for conspiracy to transfer controlled substances, Attorney General Jim Hood said Tuesday.
 
“Drug dealing is a scourge to our communities and families,” Hood said.  “It is especially disturbing when law enforcement officers are charged with violating the very laws they are sworn to uphold.”
 
Michael Steven Bullock, 35, of Hattiesburg and Herbert Cocroft, 45, of Sumrall were arrested Monday, June 24, at their respective homes after indictment by the Marion County Grand Jury.  Bullock was indicted on two counts of conspiracy to transfer controlled substances, and Cocroft was indicted on one count. […]