Stan Lee‘s former business partnerĀ Keya MorganĀ was arrested in Arizona this weekend for alleged elder abuse.
Scottsdale and Phoenix Police Department in collaboration with LAPD Commercial Crimes Detectives arrested Keya Morgan on an outstanding Arrest Warrant issued by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Morgan will go before a judge and eventually extradited to Los Angeles to face charges. The police said thatĀ MorganĀ is accused of stealingĀ over $262,000 from LeeĀ from his autograph sessions, and also faces allegations of false imprisonment stemming from a time he allegedly removed himĀ from his residence to a secured condominium.
The LAPD statement says:
“Fortunately, Lee was removed from Morgan’s control on June 11, 2018 when Morgan was arrested by LAPD, Commercial Crimes Division detectives for generating false 911 calls on May 30th and May 31st 2108. In both instances, Morgan was using this tactic to further deceive Lee into believing he was in danger and needed to be moved from his home to a more secured condominium where Morgan had more control over Lee.”
Morgan was charged with one felony countĀ ofĀ false imprisonment of an elder or dependent adult, three felony counts of grant theft of more than $100,000 from an elder or dependent adult and one misdemeanor count of abuse of an elder or dependentĀ adult. HeĀ wasĀ jailed in Arizona and bail wasĀ set at $300,000.