[StBernard] Violet woman booked with cruelty to infirmed

[Westley Annis]

Violet woman booked with cruelty to infirmed

Updated: Oct 30, 2012 7:34 PM CDT
Contributor: FOX8Live.com Staff
 
FOX 8 News received this press release from the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's
Office Tuesday evening:

A Violet woman was booked with cruelty to the infirmed after allegedly
slapping a 17-year-old girl and pulling her from a motorized wheelchair she
is confined to, causing the teen-ager to fall to the floor, Sheriff James
Pohlmann said.

Sheila Banks, 48... Fourth St., was arrested on Monday, Oct. 29, by St.
Bernard sheriff's detectives following up an investigation of an incident
that happened Oct. 24, Sheriff Pohlmann said. Cruelty to the infirmed is a
felony.

Banks is the guardian of the 17-year-old and they live at the same address,
which is where the incident happened, the sheriff said.

There was an argument between Banks and the teen-ager, sheriff Pohlmann
said, during which the teen allegedly cursed Banks and Banks slapped her
face. Banks later also allegedly pulled the girl from the motorized
wheelchair she is confined to, causing her to fall to the floor.

Also, the 17-year-old uses a breathing device which at some point was
detached from her trachea, the sheriff also said.

Sheriff Pohlmann said the teen went to school the next day, Oct. 25, and
school officials reported to the Sheriff's Office that day that there had
been incident involving her.

The girl was later examined at a hospital as a precaution and was later
released.

Banks has been released on $7,500 bond after she was booked into St. Bernard
Parish Prison.