Friday, March 15, 2024–11:39 a.m.

-Floyd County Jail records-

A 52-year-old Rome man is accused of posing as an attorney, and taking money from a nursing home resident.

According to the arrest warrants:

Russell Eugene Smith, also known as Cole Smith, held a series of meetings with two women and one meeting with a third woman at the nursing home in South Rome, stating he was a lawyer.

He received $25,000 from one of the women, a disabled adult who suffers from dementia.

Smith is charged with theft by deception, unauthorized practice of law, and exploitation of the elderly or disabled.