Overview
- Jamisha Shamari Sylvain, 26, is accused of posing as a caregiver to enter seniors’ apartments at B’nai B’rith housing in Deerfield Beach and steal debit cards and banking information.
- Court records say four ATM withdrawals on Oct. 1 and Oct. 3 totaled $1,620 from a 72-year-old man’s Bank of America account, with transactions captured on video; the victim has dementia.
- Sylvain faces multiple felony counts that include unarmed burglary of an occupied dwelling, exploitation of an elderly person, criminal use of personal identification, theft of a financial card and grand theft from a person 65 or older.
- BSO detectives arrested her on Dec. 19 outside a Best Western Hotel; records note an alleged attempt to flee that led to a resisting arrest charge.
- A judge ordered pretrial supervision with electronic monitoring and strict no-contact rules for seniors and the alleged victim, with additional residency restrictions and, per one hearing report, an internet ban upon release.