- Elizabeth Larson
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Lakeport man arrested for abusing dependent girlfriend
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Lakeport man has been arrested on several charges arising from allegations that he assaulted and threatened his girlfriend who is a dependent adult.
David Glenn Akins, 52, a boat builder, was arrested by Lakeport Police Sgt. Dale Stoebe last Wednesday, Oct. 24, according to Lake County Jail records.
Stoebe told Lake County News that Akins’ alleged victim is his on-again, off-again girlfriend, for whom he is a caregiver.
Akins is alleged to have assaulted the woman two days prior to his arrest, Stoebe said.
The girlfriend lives in an apartment complex on Bevins Court that houses adults individuals who are county behavioral health clients. Stoebe said she reported the assault late with the help of a neighbor.
The case involves both mental health and caregiver-related issues, said Stoebe. “It’s complicated.”
Police felt that it was possible for Akins to be charged as a caregiver and not just a domestic partner because of the case circumstances. Stoebe said he is not sure how the District Attorney’s Office ultimately will charge the case.
The alleged victim in the case had been abused by a caregiver before, said Stoebe.
In that case, Lakeport Police had a successful prosecution for financial abuse, with that caregiver – who also was sexually involved with the woman – receiving a prison sentence, he said.
Stoebe said police have had repeated contacts with Akins over the years.
Akins was booked on felony charges of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, false imprisonment of an elder or dependent adult, and preventing or dissuading a witness, and a misdemeanor charge of causing harm to an elder or dependent adult.
He remained in custody on Wednesday with bail set at $30,000, according to jail records.
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