Douglasville Man Accused Of Taking Over $1K From Elderly Woman In Tree Removal Scam: Cops

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — A Douglasville man is accused of taking over $1,000 from an elderly woman for removing trees from her yard, but he never came back to finish the work, an arrest warrant said.

Mickey Malone, 45, is facing charges of exploitation of a disabled or elderly person, theft by deception and theft by taking.

Police say Malone took $1,200 total from an elderly woman in Douglasville during two visits to her house in October of last year. He was coming to remove three cedar trees from her yard, but never returned to actually do the work, according to the arrest warrant.

Malone stopped answering the woman's phone calls and never returned her messages as of Dec. 9, the warrant said. He was arrested Feb. 17 and is being held in the Douglas County jail without bond as of publication.

According to the Douglas County Sentinel, this isn't the first time he's been in jail. Malone was charged with aggravated battery in Douglasville in 2017, and served time in the Coffee Correctional Facility.