JEFFERSON COUNTY — A 53-year-old Mt. Vernon woman has been accused of illegally using $5,000 to $50,000 from an elderly person’s bank account.

Sheila M. Johnston with two Class 2 felony counts of financial exploitation of an elderly person.

The charges allege Johnston was in a position of trust and illegally used an elderly person’s assets from February 2015 to August 2017. The assets were funds from a bank account.

Johnston remains in the Jefferson County Jail with bail set at 100,000. She is next scheduled to appear in court December 6 for a preliminary hearing.