South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Pebble Artrevious Hill, Wanda Gary, and Tuesday Nicole Watson. Hill, 32 years old, of Laurens, SC, was charged with Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult. Gary, 48 years old, of Laurens, SC, and Watson, 35 years old, of Woodruff, SC, were both charged with the Failure to Report Abuse, Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult. All three subjects were booked into the Greenville County Detention Center on April 15, 2022. An SCMFCU investigation revealed that on or about January 3, 2022, while working as a caregiver in a residential care facility, Hill inflicted abuse on an intellectually and physically disabled victim. Specifically, it is alleged that Hill intentionally sprayed the victim about her face and body with disinfectant spray in order to restrict the victim’s movements inside the facility. It is also alleged that Gary and Watson, who were both caregivers at the facility, witnessed the abuse and failed to comply with mandatory reporting requirements. The victim, a vulnerable adult under South Carolina law, resided at Thrive Upstate, a residential care facility located at 105 Old Fairfield Road in Fountain Inn during the time of the alleged misconduct.
