A caregiver at a Clinton County adult foster home faces trial for vulnerable adult abuse, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Andrew House-Carter, 27, of Lansing, was bound over for trial following a preliminary hearing that wrapped Wednesday on the following charges:
- first-degree vulnerable adult abuse, a 15-year felony; and
- assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, a 10-year felony.
A joint investigation between the Department of Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division and the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office began last May after a developmentally disabled resident at a Clinton County adult foster care home was discovered with major injuries. The victim survived after being transported to an area hospital and admitted to the intensive care unit. The injuries included a subdural hematoma, fractured sternum, and numerous bruises and marks. The Department charged House-Carter in January with first-degree vulnerable adult abuse. Clinton County District Court Judge Michael Clarizio added the assault felony charge when sending the case to trial, which followed a day and a half of testimony from 10 witnesses.
