BALTIMORE, MD — Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the conviction of a Washington County care provider found guilty of assaulting a vulnerable adult in his care. Kehinde Oluwatobi Ososanya, 38, of Hagerstown, was convicted on August 28, 2024, of Second-Degree Abuse of a Vulnerable Adult and Second-Degree Assault following a bench trial in Washington County Circuit Court.
Ososanya, employed as a direct support professional at the Arc of Washington County, was responsible for caring for a 30-year-old man with autism and intellectual disabilities. The charges stem from a January 23, 2023, incident in which Ososanya assaulted the victim while accompanying him to an urgent care facility.
According to court testimony, the victim became aggressive after resisting Ososanya’s attempt to put a face mask on him in the lobby. A co-worker witnessed Ososanya “karate chop” the victim in the neck and later observed Ososanya punching and kneeing the victim while he lay on an examination table. The co-worker intervened to stop the assault.
“Care providers serving our most vulnerable Maryland residents have both a legal and moral duty to ensure their safety and well-being,” Attorney General Brown said in a statement. “My office is committed to holding accountable any care provider who neglects this responsibility or, even worse, abuses those in their care.”
Ososanya faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. Sentencing will be scheduled following the completion of a pre-sentence investigation.
