Disabled man found tied up in WPB apartment, caretaker arrested
Caretaker charged with neglect, false imprisonment
Police responded Friday morning to a report that a person was found tied up inside an apartment at 4740 Portifino Way in West Palm Beach.
Officers found a nonverbal 24-year-old man unattended and tied up inside the apartment, a release said.
Authorities say he appeared to be in good health.
The man was initially discovered by maintenance workers who accessed the apartment for routine maintenance, a release said. When they found him, they called police.
Officers found the man with his hands tied behind his back and a belt around his ankles.
The man's caretaker, Marcia Grace Jones, 63, has been arrested.
She is being charged with neglect and false imprisonment, police said. Detectives are still working to determine the relationship between the two.
The Florida Department of Children and Families has been notified.
The investigation is ongoing.
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