Monday, January 26, 2015

Rutledge Announces Warren Man Sentenced for Adult Abuse


LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced today that a Bradley County man has been sentenced to five years in the Arkansas Department of Correction, with three years suspended, on one count of adult abuse and one count of criminal use of property. Rutledge released the following statement:

"As your Attorney General, I will not stand for individuals who abuse or neglect those living in any of Arkansas’s residential human development centers. Today’s conviction demonstrates that we will punish these individuals to the fullest extent of the law. Residents of these facilities should be provided with the highest quality care."

Tristan S. Gill, 23, of Warren pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by Circuit Judge Don Glover. The Attorney General’s Office prosecuted the case in cooperation with 10th Judicial District Prosecutor Thomas Deen.

On Feb. 16, 2014, Gill was employed as a residential care technician at Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center. Gill used a spray bottle belonging to the facility to spray bleach in a developmentally disabled client's face. The victim suffered chemical burns on his face and blistering for several days, but no permanent injury. The conviction for adult abuse is a Class-D felony, and the conviction for criminal use of property is a Class-B felony.

Update:  Gill entered a negotiated plea of guilty and was sentenced to 24 months in the Department of Arkansas Corrections and 36 months of additional suspended sentence and court costs.  The crime is a felony offense.

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