PANAMA CITY -- A man suspected of bilking a 94-year-old woman out of more than $100,000 was arrested in Arkansas Monday on charges of exploiting the elderly, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies believe Henry Don Ogden, 46, fled Bay County when he realized investigators were going over his bank records. In those bank records, deputies found deposits that seemed to coincide with withdrawals made from the victim’s bank account.
Investigators believe Ogden befriended the victim and gained her trust in order to get access to her bank account. He would take her to the bank. He would represent himself as having performed work for the victim. At times he claimed he was her grandson.
Between February 2012 and May 2013, he is suspected of taking $131,789.56. He was arrested in Randolph County, Ark. Monday with assistance from the sheriff there and the U.S. Marshals. He is currently in the Randolph County Jail waiting for extradition to Bay County to face an exploitation of the elderly charge.