Sentenced: Georgia Arvidson, 75 Left Her Badly Beaten Brother To Die On The Floor

[Sugar Cookie]

A 75-year-old woman was given two years in prison Monday for not seeking medical attention for her badly beaten brother, who later died.


Georgia Arvidson was also placed on four years of probation for level 3 felony neglect of a dependent.

Police said her brother, Harold Grise, 68, laid on the floor of his Fish Lake area home for three days in October 2015 with facial fractures and a broken jaw until his son saw him through a window and called 911. Grise, who was legally blind and relied on a cane and walker, died in a hospital four days later.

On Monday, LaPorte Circuit Court Judge Tom Alevizos said he was initially at a complete loss on the punishment to hand down. An unknown mental condition might explain her seemingly odd behavior, he said. Arvidson's lack of remorse and feeling she did nothing wrong were cited as being unusual for someone professing to love her brother.

Depending on the results of a mental evaluation, Arvidson's defense attorney was given the option of seeking a reduced sentence.

Defense attorney Steve Snyder agreed with the judge’s assessment of Arvidson, who claimed to have had an untreated stroke years ago and experience with marijuana as a member of a rock band in the 1960s.

Alevizos also said her son, Erik Minter, who is accused of inflicting the beating, might have influenced Arvidson not to call 911 or notify anyone else.

Minter is awaiting trial on four charges, including involuntary manslaughter.

According to testimony, Arvidson and Minter traveled from Texas to visit Grise, who became angry over his nephew’s heavy drinking and grabbed him by the throat. Minter allegedly retaliated with two hard punches to his uncle’s face.

Testimony indicates Arvidson and her son cleaned Grise and gave him food, liquids and aspirin.

According to the defense, Arvidson's brother told her not to call 911.

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[Norcal Skim]

Wow, with the meth smoking couple at McD's and now this, Indiana is making a run for 'Honorary Florida of the Week' Award!

 

[Salepo]

Wow, with the meth smoking couple at McD's and now this, Indiana is making a run for 'Honorary Florida of the Week' Award!

And to think,we moved from Indiana to Florida.Maybe we did move up in the world.

 

[cubby]

claimed to have had an untreated stroke years ago and experience with marijuana as a member of a rock band in the 1960s.

What the fuck does experience with marijuana almost 60 years ago have to do with her being a neglectful POS sister.

 

[Norcal Skim]

Apparently you never saw Reefer Madness.

 

[Sejanus]

Remember when people were just hateful pricks and did not try to hide behind doobies from 6 decades ago in their murder cases?
Pepperidge Farm remembers.