Caregiver accused of stealing $37K worth of jewelry from 83-year-old woman
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis caregiver is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry from her elderly patient.
Jasmine Durham, 32, is charged with felony property theft and financial exploitation of an elderly or vulnerable person.
On December 12, 2025, the Memphis Police Department responded to a call about expensive jewelry that disappeared from the apartment of an 83-year-old woman living at Trezevant Manor Assisted Living Facility on Highland Street. The woman told police that she requires a caregiver due to her declining health.
The woman’s family hired Durham as her caregiver on September 19, 2025.
The victim told police that during Durham’s nearly three-month tenure, seven pieces of jewelry valued at $37,857 came up missing. Two weeks after the police were called, an investigator discovered via online records that Durham had pawned rings in late October.
Investigators later learned that she sold several pieces of jewelry to local pawn shops on October 24 and again on December 9.
A total of four rings were recovered during the investigation.
Durham was booked into the Shelby County Jail on Monday.
She’s being held behind bars on a $3,500 bond.
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