Unlicensed boarding house worker accused of tying up senior citizen, causing injuries that led to his death
56-year-old John Grant is wanted by Houston police. He s accused of tying up Clifton Barber, causing injuries that led to his death. Author: Shern-Min Chow Updated: 6:15 PM CST January 29, 2021
HOUSTON Houston police are searching for a boarding house worker accused of tying up a senior citizen, leading to his death.
It allegedly happened in a south Houston residence that had been turned into a group boarding home.
A former resident and key witness said, “About a dozen guys that were sleeping in beds out in the garage.”
Unlicensed boarding home supervisor accused of torturing, killing resident
Suspect still at large
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HOUSTON – Houston police are searching for a former manager of an unlicensed boarding home who is accused of torturing and killing a 66-year-old man, according to court records.
That suspect, John Grant, 56, was the supervisor of an unlicensed boarding home in the 5800 block of Schrevers in southeast Houston.
According to prosecutors, Grant repeatedly tortured a resident, 66-year-old Clifton Barber, at the home. Barber eventually died from his injuries, according to prosecutors.
“He was tying him up to a chair multiple times and tying him so hard to the chair that an abscess developed in his wrist causing an infection that caused his death,” said
Man wanted on elder abuse charges, accused of tying up boarding home resident
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John Grant, 56, is charged with injury to an elderly individual.
According to court documents, he physically abused 65-year-old Clifton Barber in May 2020 at an unlicensed boarding home in the 5800 block of Schevers in southeast Houston.
After Barber got sick, another unlicensed caretaker took him to Ben Taub Hospital, where he died. I was in the room when he passed away, said Farrell Gotch, Barber s brother. His arm was swollen and his leg was swollen. He was abused.
An autopsy report showed Barber had injuries that were consistent with being tied at his wrists, as well as blunt force injuries. The report says Barber ultimately died from sepsis from an infection on his wrist.