3 Female Assisted-Living Employees Are Accused Of Running Dementia Resident Fight Club

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has ordered an assisted living facility to stop admitting new patients after reports that three of their female employees were running a fight club with elderly residents with dementia.

Marilyn Latish McKey, 32; Tonacia Yvonne Tyson, 20; and Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 26, have all been arrested and charged, according to a police report.

Police say they received a report of elder abuse on June 21, at the Danby House assisted living facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after workers allegedly let two residents fight each other. Court documents say that a 73-year old woman began to fight a 70-year-old woman, and all three female employees are accused of watching the fight, egging it on, and even recording it.

One of the three women was heard, in a video of the incident, telling one of the resident’s to, “Punch her in the face,” according to a state report.

Another staff member could be heard saying, “Are you recording?” and “You gonna send it to me?” the report said.

Further, officials say they also learned that one of the employees even physically assaulted a resident. McKey is accused of pushing a 73-year old woman into her room. 

Following the shocking discovery, McKey was charged with two counts of assault on an individual with a disability. Tyson and Jordan were charged with one count each of assault on an individual with a disability.

No injuries were reported or found during the investigation, and according to a spokesperson for Danby House, the three women were terminated in June when their administration was first made aware of the allegations.

All three women are scheduled to appear in court Nov. 14.