Nursing assistant charged for alleged beating of elderly man

NOVI, Mich. – A nursing assistant at the Whitehall Healthcare Center in Novi was arrested Saturday for the alleged abuse of a 62-year-old patient at the home.

The assistant, 28-year-old William Thomas Hill, was charged with two counts of third-degree vulnerable adult abuse, which are each punishable by two years in prison.

Hill was reported by an employee of the home on behalf of the alleged victim.

Hill was transported to Oakland County Jail and is being held on $11,000 cash/surety, 10 percent bond.

He is scheduled to be back in court Wednesday.

Anyone with information reference this incident is asked to call 248-348-7100 or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.