Health Care Center Nurse Accused of Stealing from Elderly Resident
A nurse at Burton Health Care Center has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $600 from an elderly resident at the skilled nursing and rehabilitation community in Burton.
A nurse at Burton Health Care Center has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $600 from an elderly resident at the skilled nursing and rehabilitation community in Burton.
Angelika J. Likely, 32, of Warren, is charged with one count of theft from a person in a protected class, a fifth-degree felony carrying a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison, and one count of telecommunications fraud, a fourth-degree felony carrying a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison. The alleged criminal acts were committed on or about July 27 and July 28, 2024.
Likely was arrested Friday and taken to the Geauga County Safety Center. She is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 3 before Geauga County Common Pleas Court Judge Carolyn Paschke.
“I want to commend the Burton Police department for their investigation and thank Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office for their assistance in this matter,” Geauga County Prosecutor Jim Flaiz said. “Those that are placed in a position of trust with vulnerable residents need to be held accountable when they violate that trust.”
The alleged theft came to light when the resident contacted police to report suspicious activity on her bank statements, Flaiz said, adding there were a number of fraudulent transactions from Walmart that were made through the Walmart app on the resident’s cell phone.
The resident told police she did not make the purchases, he said.
Video footage from Walmart security cameras showed a Black female driving a vehicle pick up some of the items from the pickup parking lot. The driver was identified as Likely, who also is the vehicle’s registered owner, the prosecutor said.
