Two people in Ohio who were charged with deed theft on a house owned by a man with dementia accepted a plea deal ahead of their trial.
The Journal News reports Terry Anderson and Angela Croley each pleaded guilty on June 5 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court to two felony counts of tampering with records. Their trial was scheduled to begin on June 8, and the plea deal included the dismissal of two additional counts of forgery and theft from a person in a protected class.
According to the charges brought against them, Anderson and Croley forged and filed documents in October 2024 to steal a house from a man in Jefferson Township, Ohio. The pair had the deed notarized after a notary public was given a forged power of attorney document for the homeowner. The document listed Croley was reportedly listed as the homeowner’s power of attorney and the quitclaim deed stated the man’s house was sold to Anderson for $119,000.
The homeowner was diagnosed with dementia and had recently been moved to a nursing home. His daughter contacted the authorities after being alerted to the duo’s actions.
Anderson and Croley remain free on their own recognizance, with Croley to be sentenced July 8 and Anderson to be sentenced July 15.
“The theft of real estate is a very real problem, and this is yet another case of criminals who got caught,” said Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. when announcing their indictment in June 2025. “We will prosecute anyone who files forged paperwork to commit this type of despicable crime. This is unacceptable and it will not be tolerated.”
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