(AP) — A Scottsbluff woman has been accused of stealing from the bank account of her ailing mother.

Authorities have charged Jeanette Ralston with theft and abuse of a vulnerable adult. Ralston was arraigned Monday in Scotts Bluff County Court in Gering. County jail records said she remained in custody on Tuesday. Online court records don’t list the name of her attorney.

An arrest warrant affidavit says a Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services caseworker contacted law enforcement authorities after Ralston didn’t pay her mother’s bill at a nursing home, where the woman is recovering from a fall. The affidavit says Ralston has her mother’s power of attorney.

An investigator says Ralston has withdrawn more than $12,000 from her mother’s bank account over a six-month period.