CLEARFIELD – A Rockton man accused of stealing money from his father while he was hospitalized pleaded guilty to theft Tuesday during plea and sentencing court.
Timothy W. Mayes Jr., 50, 1856 Continental Dr., Rockton, an inmate of the jail, was sentenced by Judge Paul E. Cherry to 35 days to one year in jail and two years consecutive probation. He was fined $250 plus costs and he must pay restitution of $5,109 to his father.
Mayes was incarcerated because his bail was revoked last month during motions court. During that session of court, Cherry heard testimony that Mayes yelled “liar” as his father drove by him. Cherry then ruled that this contact was in violation of Mayes’ bail conditions.
Prior to sentencing, it was noted that his father does want to resume contact with him.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, the victim told police that he was sent to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh for surgery after he suffered a heart attack in May of 2014.
He called his son to tell him where his truck and his bank book were located. He also told him that there was $7,000 in the bank and if should pass away, his son could have it.
In 1996, Mayes had signed onto a savings account with him at Timberland Federal Credit Union and Clearfield Bank & Trust.
After the surgery, the victim called his son again to let him know it went well. His son told him he was hoping he would die.
The victim was later transported to the VA Hospital in Altoona, where his son visited him for the first time on Memorial Day, May 26, 2014. While there, he asked if he could borrow $1,800 to fix his vehicle. He told the victim he could pay him back in three months.
When the victim got out of the hospital a month later, he found a significant amount of money missing from both his accounts. He tried to contact his son who refused to talk to him. Finally the victim went to Mayes’ home and asked for his bank book and money. Mayes gave him the bank book, but not the money.
Mayes had withdrawn $2,407 from the victim’s account on May 14, 2014 and $3,002 from the other account on May 15, 2014. Both of these withdrawals were prior to him asking permission to withdraw $1,800 on May 26, 2014.
When he was interviewed by police in November, Mayes admitted he withdrew more than $5,000 from the victim’s accounts. He said he used $300 to fix the victim’s vehicle and another $1,800 to fix his own vehicle. He stated he used the rest of the money to pay his bills. Mayes claimed the victim told him “my money is your money.”