Texas Pastor Guilty Of Stealing From Alzheimer’s Patient

The Tyler Morning Herald reports:

A longtime Tyler pastor, coach and community figure will serve six months in the Smith County Jail and 10 years probation after pleading guilty to stealing from an elderly couple, his former church and a local nonprofit.

Through a plea deal, Rev. Jerome Milton, who leads Open Door Bible Church in Tyler, admitted to using bank transfers and credit cards to steal from two elderly congregation members as well as stealing from the previous church he led and the East Texas Communities Foundation.

The couple were members of Pastor Milton’s church congregation and were under his care, due to the man being bedridden and the woman suffering from Alzheimer’s. Pastor Milton was the couple’s power of attorney and in charge of their finances.

Read the full article. In an update reported today, the pastor’s son has been arrested on similar charges.

When he pleaded guilty last week, Pastor Milton admitted to using credit/debit cards to steal from the couple. Now his son, Jerome Anthony Milton, is accused of being part of the scheme by withdrawing money from ATM machines with the same bank card. https://t.co/VA6mPJNKOP

— Tylerpaper (@Tylerpaper) August 16, 2022