Portsmouth woman charged with felonious assault, patient abuse

Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced Thursday that his office received a 911 call on Tuesday, July 18 from a Wheelersburg residence requesting an ambulance.

The caller was requesting to have a nonverbal, disabled patient taken to the hospital for injuries that were possibly sustained from a caregiver.

Sheriff Thoroughman stated that a deputy responded to the Southern Ohio Medical Center Emergency Room to speak with family members. The investigation was transferred to the Scioto County Special Victims Unit detective.

Detectives reviewed footage from a camera system from inside the residence, which showed the alleged abuse. Detectives obtained statements from several witnesses and collected additional evidence.

Detectives responded to the suspect’s residence in Portsmouth and transported the suspect to the sheriff’s office for questioning, which resulted in her arrest.

Arrested was Jamey Addington, 35, of Portsmouth. Addington has been charged with felonious assault, a felony of the second degree; five counts of patient abuse or neglect, a felony of the fourth degree, and failing to provide for a functionally impaired person, a felony of the fourth degree.
 
Addington is currently being held in the Scioto County Jail on a $60,000 bond. She appeared in Portsmouth Municipal Court on Thursday, July 20.

Sheriff Thoroughman stated that this is still an ongoing investigation that could result in more charges being presented to the Scioto County grand jury on a later date.

Anyone with information should contact Detective Sergeant Jodi Conkel at (740) 351-1091.