A Michigan woman who authorities say kept her deaf and mute adult sister locked in a closet with no water or light — and a bucket to relieve herself — was convicted this week of false imprisonment and other charges, People confirms.
A jury in Shiawassee County, Michigan, also found 46-year-old Candy Lawson guilty of embezzlement and vulnerable adult abuse. Prosecutors say Lawson misappropriated her sister’s Social Security disability insurance funds and kept her in a closet in her home in Corunna, Michigan, until a police officer found her in July 2015.
Lawson remains in the county jail. Her sentencing is scheduled for Oct.
A jury in Shiawassee County, Michigan, also found 46-year-old Candy Lawson guilty of embezzlement and vulnerable adult abuse. Prosecutors say Lawson misappropriated her sister’s Social Security disability insurance funds and kept her in a closet in her home in Corunna, Michigan, until a police officer found her in July 2015.
Lawson remains in the county jail. Her sentencing is scheduled for Oct.
- 9/28/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
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