Mullins Man Charged With 31 Counts of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult

A man from Mullins has been charged with 31 counts of exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Marion County Sheriff Brian Wallace said 56 year old Marion Richardson was arrested yesterday. Wallace said the Sheriff’s Office began an investigation on an elderly victim back in February and it was ‘discovered that Richardson did improperly use the victim’s assets for his profit.’ Richardson has been released from the Marion County Detention Center on a $77,500 bond.