Gary's cause of death was neglect. Gary's caregiver locked him outside the house during a January ice storm and would not let him back inside. In ten hours, he was dead.
Perpetrator: Dale El Smith (Paid caregiver), convicted of murder, sentenced to life.
Obituary Arthur Gary Pelham, 66, of Jonesboro passed away suddenly on Monday January 6, 2014. He was born on August 31, 1947 at Emory University Hospital to Jane Willis Pelham Doyle and the late Donald Grayson Pelham. Gary attended Brown High School in Atlanta. After graduation he enlisted in the US Army, serving for many years. He is survived by his mother, Jane Pelham Doyle and step-father James R. Doyle; brother, Donald Grayson and Deborah Pelham of Palmetto, GA; sister, Debra M. Hayes of California; step-brother, James J. and Janet Doyle; step-sister, Teresa K. Poole and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be on Sunday January 12, at 2pm in the chapel of AS Turner and Sons with interment to follow in Melwood Cemetery, Stone Mountain. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to services at AS Turner and Sons Funeral Home, Decatur.
Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
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A caregiver in Georgia has been found guilty of murder in the death of a developmentally disabled man who was left outside for 10 hours in subfreezing temperatures.
A Clayton County jury on Thursday found 74-year-old Dale El Smith guilty of felony murder and cruelty to an elderly person. WSB-TV reports that Smith has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Prosecutors said Smith left her 66-year-old patient, Arthur Pelham, sitting outside for about 10 hours in subfreezing temperatures on a day in January 2014.
Authorities said Pelham was outside waiting for an adult day care service to pick him up while he was in Smith's care. His transportation didn't arrive because of bad weather. Smith said she thought Pelham had been picked up.
(Source: foxnews.com)
Perpetrator: Dale El Smith (Paid caregiver), convicted of murder, sentenced to life.
Obituary Arthur Gary Pelham, 66, of Jonesboro passed away suddenly on Monday January 6, 2014. He was born on August 31, 1947 at Emory University Hospital to Jane Willis Pelham Doyle and the late Donald Grayson Pelham. Gary attended Brown High School in Atlanta. After graduation he enlisted in the US Army, serving for many years. He is survived by his mother, Jane Pelham Doyle and step-father James R. Doyle; brother, Donald Grayson and Deborah Pelham of Palmetto, GA; sister, Debra M. Hayes of California; step-brother, James J. and Janet Doyle; step-sister, Teresa K. Poole and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be on Sunday January 12, at 2pm in the chapel of AS Turner and Sons with interment to follow in Melwood Cemetery, Stone Mountain. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to services at AS Turner and Sons Funeral Home, Decatur.
Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
To plant a tree in memory of Arthur Gary Pelham, please visit our Tribute Store.
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A caregiver in Georgia has been found guilty of murder in the death of a developmentally disabled man who was left outside for 10 hours in subfreezing temperatures.
A Clayton County jury on Thursday found 74-year-old Dale El Smith guilty of felony murder and cruelty to an elderly person. WSB-TV reports that Smith has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Prosecutors said Smith left her 66-year-old patient, Arthur Pelham, sitting outside for about 10 hours in subfreezing temperatures on a day in January 2014.
Authorities said Pelham was outside waiting for an adult day care service to pick him up while he was in Smith's care. His transportation didn't arrive because of bad weather. Smith said she thought Pelham had been picked up.
(Source: foxnews.com)
Gary's cause of death was neglect. Gary's caregiver locked him outside the house during a January ice storm and would not let him back inside. In ten hours, he was dead.
Perpetrator: Dale El Smith (Paid caregiver), convicted of murder, sentenced to life.
Obituary Arthur Gary Pelham, 66, of Jonesboro passed away suddenly on Monday January 6, 2014. He was born on August 31, 1947 at Emory University Hospital to Jane Willis Pelham Doyle and the late Donald Grayson Pelham. Gary attended Brown High School in Atlanta. After graduation he enlisted in the US Army, serving for many years. He is survived by his mother, Jane Pelham Doyle and step-father James R. Doyle; brother, Donald Grayson and Deborah Pelham of Palmetto, GA; sister, Debra M. Hayes of California; step-brother, James J. and Janet Doyle; step-sister, Teresa K. Poole and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be on Sunday January 12, at 2pm in the chapel of AS Turner and Sons with interment to follow in Melwood Cemetery, Stone Mountain. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to services at AS Turner and Sons Funeral Home, Decatur.
Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
To plant a tree in memory of Arthur Gary Pelham, please visit our Tribute Store.
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A caregiver in Georgia has been found guilty of murder in the death of a developmentally disabled man who was left outside for 10 hours in subfreezing temperatures.
A Clayton County jury on Thursday found 74-year-old Dale El Smith guilty of felony murder and cruelty to an elderly person. WSB-TV reports that Smith has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Prosecutors said Smith left her 66-year-old patient, Arthur Pelham, sitting outside for about 10 hours in subfreezing temperatures on a day in January 2014.
Authorities said Pelham was outside waiting for an adult day care service to pick him up while he was in Smith's care. His transportation didn't arrive because of bad weather. Smith said she thought Pelham had been picked up.
(Source: foxnews.com)
Perpetrator: Dale El Smith (Paid caregiver), convicted of murder, sentenced to life.
Obituary Arthur Gary Pelham, 66, of Jonesboro passed away suddenly on Monday January 6, 2014. He was born on August 31, 1947 at Emory University Hospital to Jane Willis Pelham Doyle and the late Donald Grayson Pelham. Gary attended Brown High School in Atlanta. After graduation he enlisted in the US Army, serving for many years. He is survived by his mother, Jane Pelham Doyle and step-father James R. Doyle; brother, Donald Grayson and Deborah Pelham of Palmetto, GA; sister, Debra M. Hayes of California; step-brother, James J. and Janet Doyle; step-sister, Teresa K. Poole and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be on Sunday January 12, at 2pm in the chapel of AS Turner and Sons with interment to follow in Melwood Cemetery, Stone Mountain. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to services at AS Turner and Sons Funeral Home, Decatur.
Funeral Home: A.S. Turner 2773 N. Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033
To plant a tree in memory of Arthur Gary Pelham, please visit our Tribute Store.
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A caregiver in Georgia has been found guilty of murder in the death of a developmentally disabled man who was left outside for 10 hours in subfreezing temperatures.
A Clayton County jury on Thursday found 74-year-old Dale El Smith guilty of felony murder and cruelty to an elderly person. WSB-TV reports that Smith has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Prosecutors said Smith left her 66-year-old patient, Arthur Pelham, sitting outside for about 10 hours in subfreezing temperatures on a day in January 2014.
Authorities said Pelham was outside waiting for an adult day care service to pick him up while he was in Smith's care. His transportation didn't arrive because of bad weather. Smith said she thought Pelham had been picked up.
(Source: foxnews.com)
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