Former care facility employee accused of abusing resident
Updated: 8:15 PM EDT August 2, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A former intermediate care facility employee is behind bars for abusing a resident with a disability, according to the Attorney General's Office. Aariran Batson is accused of throwing the resident out of the dining hall door and slamming them into a gate multiple times before putting them in a headlock. The AG office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit says information on the alleged abuse was provided to them by the Adult Protective Services program and Florida Department of Children and Families. "It’s heartbreaking and i...