LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) – Equal Steps Veterans Home Executive Director Velma Nakole Predium-Morris is in jail after she was arrested Friday.
She was booked on a felony bad check charge, and WLOX is told court documents filed in Harrison County show multiple judgments from many companies against Predium-Morris, totaling more than $164,000.
Equal Steps Veterans Home Executive Director Velma Nakole Predium-Morris is in jail after she was arrested Friday.(WLOX)
However, we’re unsure what specific incident led to her arrest on Friday.
While she was in jail, her daughter stepped in, worried about the veterans inside the home, and tried to help them find a place to go.
She initially told WLOX News that all residents had to be out by Monday.
That was until the Long Beach Police Department was called after an argument started Saturday afternoon between a resident’s family member and the daughter.
That’s when the police department became aware of the situation the facility’s residents were facing.
On Saturday evening, the veterans’ home was shut down by authorities, and at least 17 residents were moved to hospitals after several members of the medical staff left due to allegations of fraud that were made against Predium-Morris.
Buddy Hall is the property manager. He filed to have her evicted on September 17th.
Since 2021, Hall said, there have been issues of not paying rent on time and violations of the lease.
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