{Kentucky}...Tuesday, Burnside Police arrested 33 year old James S. Smith, a former staff member of Community Alternatives of Kentucky's Somerset facility, after he was indicted on a charge of abuse of an adult. Smith is accused of improperly restraining and kicking a 29 year old mentally disabled resident. The incident is alleged to have occurred in March. The attorney general's office says Smith resigned after a report of the alleged incident. The company reported the allegations to the state, which investigated. Knowing abuse of an adult is a Class C felony that carries a penalty of between five to ten years imprisonment.
