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A Shreveporter who was employed as caregiver for a 77-year-old woman was arrested for stealing the woman’s money, said Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator.

Sherri A. Hayes, 43, of the 400 block of Dixon Avenue, used the elderly woman’s bank information and debit card to pay her personal bills including car notes, car insurance, utility bills, and cell phone bills, and purchase a diamond ring. The thefts, which occurred between May 12 and June 24, totaled $5,386.

Hayes was arrested by Caddo Sheriff’s Detective Yomeka Evans for theft of assets of an aged or disabled person and unauthorized use of an access card.