PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - On Wednesday, November 5, Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of Mark Bowers, 60, of Pineville following an investigation into an alleged theft.

RPSO said they received reports of a theft in the 4000 block of Delia Lane in Pineville on October 23. After their initial investigation, detectives said it seemed someone had misappropriated over $100,000 from an elderly victim.

Detectives said they quickly established Bowers as a suspect. After investigating bank records and contracts, RPSO said they had enough evidence to arrest Bowers on the following charge:

One count of exploitation of the infirmed

Bowers was reportedly arrested, was booked into Rapides Detention Center and was later released on a $1,000 bond.

Detectives said all of the victim’s

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