Caregiver Arrested for Throwing TV Remote at Elderly Man
A female caregiver was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly throwing a TV remote control at her 77-year-old client, the Harris County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office said.
Sheriffs arrested 47-year-old Lynn Creager Butler and charged her with injury to an elderly individual.
Officers were called to the home by the elderly patient, who told them that he was sitting on his couch when Butler threw the TV remote at him, hitting him in the nose.
Butler is being held at the Harris County Jail pending a $5,000 bond. She claims she is innocent of the charges.