Caretaker Accused of Locking 3 Blind, Deaf Adults in Car
Man charged with neglecting adults in his care
Monday, Sep 21, 2009 | Updated 8:17 PM EST
FREDERICK, Md. -- A Pennsylvania man has been accused of leaving three blind and deaf adults in his care locked in a car for about an hour while he ate at a western Maryland diner.
Patrons of the Mountain View Diner in Frederick called police Sunday to report people locked in a car parked in direct sunlight, the Frederick News-Post reported.
Officers opened the car door so heat could escape and an ambulance was called to provide care since the trio appeared to be hot and in distress.
As the ambulance arrived, 47-year-old Brian Fleming of Fairfield, Pa., came out of the diner and was arrested, police said.
The three people who had been locked in the car were taken back to Medsource Community Services Inc. in Frederick, where Fleming is an employee.
Fleming was charged with three counts of vulnerable adult neglect.
Copyright Associated Press
Posted Monday, Sep 21, 2009 - 8:08 PM EST
