Three Facing Charges For Neglect Causing Death Of Vulnerable Adult

 (Saluda County, SC) --Three people are accused of contributing to the death of a vulnerable adult in Saluda County. 

Forty-year-old Kelle Nicole Bedenbaugh is facing charges after allegedly using the bank account of an elderly person in her care to take over 10-thousand dollars. 

Twenty-seven-year-old Bret Allen Burkett and 62-year-old Pam Fulmer Burkett are charged with abuse or neglect resulting in death. 

SLED says the person's cause of death was complications of chronic neglect, triggering a homicide investigation. 

All three charged in the case are being held at the Saluda County Detention Center.


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