Tag: elder guardianship

How an Elderly Mom’s Guardianship Landed a Former Sheriff in Jail

In the aftermath of the Free Britney Spears movement, a retired sheriff who helped free his friend’s elderly mother from a court-appointed guardianship has landed in Washoe County jail. Stewart Handte—once the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony police chief, a former state trooper with the Nevada Highway Patrol, and a past president of their union—has been locked…


Art Imitates Life—Inside the Insidious World of Elder Guardianships

Commentary Given that this is a crime and justice column, it is pretty safe to say this will likely be the only time I do a movie review. But considering the subject matter of the new movie “I Care a Lot,” this film is right up my alley. As longtime readers may remember, I have…