Linn County Sheriff Jim Yon reports that on January 21, 2019, his detectives arrested Mary Ellen Gray, 68 of Richland Missouri, after a lengthy investigation discovered the theft of funds from a retirement account belonging to her mother Lena Fenn, 86 of Millersburg. 

The investigation began when Adult Protective Services notified the Linn County Sheriff’s Office that Mary Gray had allegedly withdrawn thousands of dollars from her mother’s retirement account.  Detectives subpoenaed financial records and determined Mary Gray withdrew in excess of $300,000 from the account over a two-year period and used that money for her own personal gain. 

Mary Gray moved to Richland Missouri in 2017.  Detectives learned that Mary Gray was back in town and located her at her mother’s residence.  Mary Gray was arrested and charged with Aggravated Theft in the first degree and Criminal Mistreatment in the first degree.  She is currently lodged at the Linn County Jail.