Two former assisted living facility staff are facing felony charges after state investigators determined they allegedly left vulnerable adults unsupervised, resulting in unmonitored medical emergencies.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said that the Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud Unit (VAMPF), in collaboration with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Na’Trell W. Bryant, 21, of Lamar, and Matthew A. Gregg, 54, of Florence.
Both males were put into the Florence County Detention Center on May 13, 2026, and each faces a single charge of neglect of a vulnerable adult.
The charges derive from their experience as caregivers at Above the Rest Residential Care, an assisted living facility in Florence. According to state investigators, Bryant and Gregg knew and willfully failed to provide the essential supervision and services to ensure the health and safety of the residents in their care.
State authorities described two specific instances in the summer of 2025 that resulted in the charges. On May 30, 2025, Gregg allegedly left the facility while on duty, leaving the residents unsupervised. During his absence, a vulnerable resident experienced a medical emergency that necessitated the intervention of emergency medical services (EMS).
A week later, on June 6, 2025, Bryant allegedly left the facility unsupervised while working. A resident had a medical emergency and needed to call EMS on their own. According to investigators, Gregg was discovered napping in a confined room within the facility about an hour later.
Under South Carolina law, the victims in both cases were considered vulnerable adults at the time of the incidents. Neglecting a vulnerable adult is a crime in South Carolina, with a potential sentence of five years in jail, a $5,000 fine, or both.
The state’s VAMPF unit retains federal power to investigate abuse, neglect, and exploitation of people living in assisted living and nursing homes, as well as Medicaid provider fraud. The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office will prosecute both men.
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