Two guilty pleas to abuse charges

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing a guilty plea entered by Princess Dansby, 42, of Preston and Alissa Rivera, 27, of Arkadelphia on charges of Abuse of an Endangered/Impaired Person:
“On June 11, my office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured negotiated guilty pleas by two caregivers at the Arkadelphia Human Development Center. In both cases, clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities were pushed by their caregivers, resulting in one victim breaking her ankle.
“Abuse of this kind is despicable and intolerable. I congratulate Special Agent Laura Glover and Assistant Attorney General Gabby Davis-Jones for their work to secure this conviction. I also thank the office of 9th East Judicial District Prosecutor Dan Turner for its assistance in this case.”

Dansby pleaded guilty to a Class B Misdemeanor count of Abuse of an Endangered/Impaired Person for pushing a client with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She was sentenced to 90 days of jail suspended, a $500 fine plus court costs, and 20 hours of community service.
Rivera pleaded guilty to a Class D Felony count of Abuse of an Endangered/Impaired Person for pushing a client with intellectual and developmental disabilities, which resulted in the victim falling and breaking her ankle. She was sentenced to five years of probation, a $1,000 fine plus court costs, enrollment in an anger management class, and 100 hours of community service.