Resident tells Kingman council she was barred from seeing elderly mother, asks for welfare check and investigations

During the Call to the Public at the Kingman City Council meeting, resident Teresa Roundy appealed to elected officials for help after saying she and her sister had been barred since last August from seeing their disabled, elderly mother.

"Since August, my sister and I have been prevented from seeing our vulnerable mother," Roundy told the council, and said third‑party caregivers had limited family access. She said that when the family sought help, "the sheriff's department told us we could be arrested if we returned to her home" and that an abusive caregiver had been allowed to remain on the premises.

Roundy asked the council for an immediate oversight welfare check that would include family input and people trained to identify coercive‑control abuse and complex trauma traits. She also asked the city to review whether her mother’s rights as an elderly and vulnerable adult were being protected and requested investigations involving the sheriff's department, the mother's banking facility, adult protective services and a real‑estate company she said was involved in the situation.

The council did not take an immediate action on the record; the mayor indicated the speaker’s time had elapsed. No city staff response or formal referral was recorded on the meeting transcript. On the record, council members acknowledged they had heard Roundy’s concerns but did not direct a specific follow‑up during the meeting.

Because the complaint names law‑enforcement conduct, caregiving teams and financial transactions, any formal investigation would likely implicate multiple agencies. Roundy’s statement in council is an appeal for oversight and does not by itself constitute a legal finding; the council did not record an official referral or assign staff to investigate during the session.