Published: October 01, 2009 01:41 pm      

Niece found innocent of exploiting her uncle

Kathy McCorkle of Vaiden was found not guilty of two counts of felony exploitation of a vunerable adult at the Attala County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon.

The case was brought forth by Attorney General Jim Hood's office. She was charged with exploiting the Alzheimer’s-stricken uncle she was supposed to be caring for. She was accused of making purchases on three occasions at the Wal-Mart in Kosciusko with the victim’s checks without permission and without providing any of the purchased goods to the victim. The purchases totaled $656.

For the complete account of the trial, check back on this site and in next week's print edition.