A North Platte woman has been charged with a felony after she allegedly neglected an elderly woman under her care.

According to Officer Rodney Brown, at around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, an officer responded to the Emergency Room at Great Plains Regional Medical Center on the report of possible neglect of a 62-year-old female.

Hospital staff advised the responding officer that the victim had not been given the proper medication, which led to her having seizures and becoming unresponsive.  Staff reported that this had occurred at least once every month over the past six months.

During the investigation, the officer learned that 33-year-old Tia Eggers had been placed in charge of caring for the woman.

Eventually, Eggers arrived at the hospital and, following further investigation, the officer determined there was probable cause to arrest Eggers for abuse of a vulnerable adult, a class IIIA felony.

Additionally, while the officer was processing Eggers, he smelled burnt marijuana and, following a subsequent search, located a small amount of marijuana on Eggers’ person.  As a result, she was also charged with possession of marijuana.

Eggers was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.