Hattiesburg man charged with abusing vulnerable person
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Updated: Sep. 3, 2015 at 4:49 PM CDT
HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - An investigation into abuse allegations in a Forrest County home for the mentally challenged has landed one man behind bars.
Stacey Ford, 37, of Hattiesburg was arrested Thursday and charged with one felony county of abuse of a vulnerable person.
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said an investigation through his office and the Forrest County Sheriff's Department revealed that Ford was physically abusing a resident while working as a direct care worker.
Ford was booked into the Forrest County Jail and is awaiting his initial appearance. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.
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