Ashland Place Employee Charged With Abuse of a Protected Person, Mobile Police Say
Mobile police have charged a 44-year-old employee of Ashland Place Health and Rehabilitation with felony abuse of a protected person, accusing her of physically abusing a male victim.
MOBILE, Ala. — An employee of Ashland Place Health and Rehabilitation in Mobile has been arrested and charged with felony abuse of a protected person, accused of physically abusing a male victim at the facility, according to the Mobile Police Department.
Terrah Bartholomew, 44, of Pascagoula, Mississippi, was arrested Monday, Nov. 2, and taken to Mobile County Metro Jail, police and jail records show. She is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Officers went to the facility at 148 Tuscaloosa St. on Oct. 29 after a report of alleged abuse, police said. They determined during the investigation that a female employee allegedly physically abused the man. No arrest was made that day.
Police said Bartholomew was being held without bond as of Tuesday. She was scheduled to have a bond hearing Wednesday.
What the charge covers
Under Alabama law, a protected person can include someone living at a nursing home, mental institution, developmental center for people with an intellectual disability or other convalescent care facility.
Police said they would not release more information because of the sensitive nature of the incident. They did not provide details about the victim or about Bartholomew’s specific job at the facility.
