BALTIMORE, April 28 (UPI) -- A Baltimore caregiver accused in the death of a mentally disabled man was a quiet and "unremarkable" employee, a group home director said.
Kevin Jerome Pushia, 32, is accused of conspiring to have Lemuel Wallace killed for life insurance money.
Wallace, found shot to death Feb. 4 in a Baltimore park, lived in a group home run by the Arc of Baltimore where Pushia worked for four months, The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday.
Pushia carried multiple life insurance policies on Wallace and other disabled men for whom he cared, police alleged.
At the time of his arrest, Pushia had worked for 13 years as a weekend caregiver for Richcroft Inc., which manages group homes in Maryland.
David Coughlin, Richcroft's executive director, said an internal investigation showed none of the client's in the Richcroft homes was endangered.
Pushia, who has maintained his innocence, was an "unremarkable" employee, soft-spoken and quiet, Coughlin said.
"We didn't see him very often. He worked with the same group of guys for all 13 years," Coughlin said.
