Couple faces neglect charges

MOSCOW (AP) - A North Idaho man and woman have been charged with neglect and exploitation counts after a 67-year-old man in their care was found on a kitchen floor covered with dirt and bedsores and wearing a dirty adult diaper, according to court records.

Authorities say 67-year-old Lee Pohrman died after being found Nov. 3 in a trailer in Moscow.

Pohrman lived with Lindsay M. Winter, 21, and Charles W. Wright, 24, his caretakers. Authorities say tens of thousands of dollars' worth of checks from Pohrman's bank account were made out to Wright and Winter.

Wright told police, according to court records, that he didn't do a very good job taking care of Pohrman toward the end of Pohrman's life.

"But I can't force him to do anything and that's what I tried to explain to most people," Wright told police.

"If he's not going to be willing to let me help him, then there's nothing I can do about it."

Winter declined to be interviewed by investigators, court documents said.

Wright told police that Pohrman said he was being kicked out of Good Samaritan Village in Moscow and asked Write to be his caretaker. Wright said his girlfriend, Winter, knew Pohrman through family friends and that's how he met Pohrman.

About $58,000 was deposited into Pohrman's bank account between Dec. 30, 2010, and Nov. 1 of last year, court records say. About $49,000 was removed between March 1, 2011 and Oct. 4. Authorities say the withdrawn money included $40,450 from 72 checks made out to Wright or Winter.

Police said that the rent Pohrman would have paid for 33 months at $400 month would have been $13,200. Wright said monthly expenses were about $700 or $800.

Winter and Wright are being held in the Latah County Jail on bonds of $5,000 and $10,000, respectively. A court date has been set for July 31.