Las Vegas woman charged with abusing mother at pipeline protest camp in North Dakota
The pipeline protest camp near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, seen in December. (The Bismarck Tribune via AP)
CANNON BALL, N.D. — A woman is charged with abusing her elderly mother while the two were at an encampment where protesters of the Dakota Access oil pipeline were staying.
Fifty-eight-year-old Kathleen Bennett of Las Vegas is charged in Morton County with endangering a vulnerable adult.
According to the Bismarck Tribune, authorities say Bennett’s 82-year-old mother was discovered Dec. 6 and was zip-tied to a wheelchair. She was evacuated to the Prairie Knights Casino during a blizzard and got lost in the shuffle. On Dec. 17, she was found again, this time in a cold, cluttered teepee.
Police say she had numerous bruises and other medical issues.
An arrest warrant was issued for Bennett.
