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Bob Glynn Dean Jr., 68, was charged in Tangipahoa Parish, La., with eight felony counts of cruelty to persons with infirmities, five felony counts of Medicaid fraud, and two felony counts of obstruction of justice, according toa statementfrom Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office released Wednesday.

The statement explained that the arrest comes after an investigation allegedly discovered that Dean “refused to move his residents out of the warehouse following Hurricane Ida, billed Medicaid for dates his residents were not receiving proper care, and engaged in conduct intended to intimidate or obstruct public health officials and law enforcement,” according to Landry’s office.

According to the Louisiana Department of Health, seven people from the nursing homes died,The New York Timesreported.

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Dean was out of state when he directed an evacuation of nursing home residents in Baton Rouge to a warehouse referred to as the Waterbury Facility during Hurricane Ida in August 2021,The New York Timesreported. Over 800 residents were sent there.

Hurricane Ida.Scott Olson/Getty

Debris litters a neighborhood of homes severely damaged by Hurricane Ida on August 31, 2021 in Montegut, Louisiana. Ida made landfall August 29, as a category 4 storm southwest of New Orleans.

According toCNN, five of the seven deaths at the warehouse were considered storm-related, state health officials said.

Dean’s attorney, John McClindon, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment but told CNN that Dean plans to plead not guilty to all of the charges he’s facing.

“I don’t think it’s any secret that Bob’s mental health is going to be an issue in this case,” McClindon told the outlet. “Bob clearly has some cognitive impairments and did on the day of this incident.”

According to McClindon, Dean self-surrendered after his lawyer was informed of the arrest warrant from Landry on Monday, CNN reported. Dean was released on $350,000, bond after making his initial court appearance in Louisiana on Wednesday.

source: people.com