HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is facing charges for allegedly swindling a 92-year-old man out of his home in 2021, according to court documents.
Keith Jones was charged in February with fraudulent securing of document execution and was recently indicted by a grand jury.
Investigators report that the elderly victim, who suffers from dementia, was extremely vulnerable at the time of the alleged fraud.
It remains unclear how Jones and the victim were acquainted, as the victim’s family told authorities they had never heard of Jones before.
Jones is accused of deceiving the elderly man by falsely claiming that property taxes were owed on his home and promising to make repairs. He allegedly persuaded the man to add his name to the deed as assurance of payment for the repairs.
However, investigators found that no repairs had been completed or were in progress at the victim’s home on Englewood in northeast Houston.
Court documents reveal that Jones allegedly induced the victim to sign a general warranty deed through deception, transferring ownership of the property.
The victim was diagnosed with dementia in early 2021 and was moved to an assisted living facility, Ashford Gardens, in north Houston in July 2021.
Jones is scheduled to appear in court again in late August.
