A 41 year old Costa Mesa man has been charged with caretaker theft from an elder, as well as other charges, after he was arrested on suspicion of stealing more than $280,000 from a 98-year old widow.

John Thomas Windsor has been charged with residential burglary, caretaker theft from an elder, fraudulently using a bank access card and three felony counts of forgery, plus three sentencing enhancements for excessive theft and could be facing a maximum sentence of 11 years, 8 months in state prison.

According to the OC Register, Windsor's mother was a live-in caretaker for the 98 year old widow who was confined to her Newport Beach home as she was blind, deaf and suffering from dementia. In 2007, Windsor, who was on parole for domestic abuse and fraud in Vermont, moved into the elderly woman's house without her knowledge and over the next year, he stole $280,000 to spend on personal items such as two used cars, a Tiffany & Co. engagement ring, a classic record collection and a sex swing.

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Milorad Theodor Olic, 44, is on trial for elder abuse and attempted murder that occurred in 2010 in Orange County.

During the trail, Olic called his elderly father "Darth Vader", an evil man and a terrorist who caused millions of people to die and told the jury that his father stabbed himself so that Olic could go to prison.

According to the OC Register, after years of supporting his son, the elderly father retired and suffered some financial setbacks when he asked his son to downsize his luxurious lifestyle. Olic failed to compromise and the elderly father threatened to cut him off financially. After an eviction notice was given to Milorad Olic, both he and his elderly father sat outside of the apartment in their car when Olic began slashing his father in the face with a knife. The elderly man was able to push his son off and went to seek help; he was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Milorad Olic is on trial for attempted murder and elder abuse with sentencing enhancements for causing great bodily injury to an elder and personal use of a deadly weapon. If convicted, Olic could be facing a maximum sentence of life in state prison.

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