[Vision2020] Hearing postponed in malnutrition case

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of today's (August 1, 2014) Lewiston Tribune.

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Hearing postponed in malnutrition case
Lindsey M. Winter and Charles W. Wright face felony charges in death of vulnerable Moscow man
MOSCOW - The preliminary hearing for a Moscow couple charged in the death by neglect of a 67-year-old man in their care was postponed Thursday.
Lindsey M. Winter, 21, and Charles W. Wright, aka Charles W. Russell, 24, waived their rights Thursday to have the merits of three felony charges against them heard within 21 days of their initial court appearance. Latah County Magistrate John C. Judge set a status hearing in the case for 3:30 p.m. Aug. 19.
Winter and Wright are being charged jointly with identical crimes related to the death of Lee Pohrman. They are charged with principal to neglect of a vulnerable adult, principal to exploitation of a vulnerable adult and principal to fraudulent act to obtain public assistance. Both Winter and Wright have posted a $5,000 and $10,000 bond, respectively, and have been released from the Latah County Jail.
Pohrman lived with the couple for two and a half years at a trailer residence on the 700 block of Brent Drive in Moscow when police responded to a call about an unconscious man Nov. 3, according to court documents. Police found Pohrman on the kitchen floor wearing a dirty, adult-sized diaper. He died later at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow as a result of prolonged malnutrition, according to court documents.
Pohrman began living with the couple in 2011, when he reportedly asked Wright to be his caretaker after moving out of Good Samaritan Village, according to court documents. He paid the couple $400 per month and then $350 per month to take care of him and for a room.
Court documents indicate that $57,737 was deposited into Pohrman's bank account between Dec. 30, 2010, and Nov. 1. Those records, which were obtained through a search warrant, also showed that $49,030 was taken out of Pohrman's account between March 1, 2011, and Oct. 4. Withdrawn money allegedly consisted of 72 checks made out to Wright or Winter, totaling about $40,450.
Winter was reportedly added to Pohrman's bank account in February 2011 as next of kin and listed as "Friend," according to court documents.
Judge appointed Moscow attorney Charles E. Kovis to represent Winter after her previous attorney, Ashley Rokyta of Moscow, told the judge she had a conflict of interest in the case. Moscow attorney Deborah McCormick is representing Wright. Latah County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Mia M. Vowels is handling the case for the state.
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Tom Hansen
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