Abandoned Algonquin Woman Ordered Returned To Illinois

Tennessee officials will return a developmentally disabled Algonquin woman abandoned by her mother to Illinois today.  A Campbell County, TN, judge Wednesday relieved the Tennessee Department of Human Services of legal custody of 19 year-old Lynn Cameron after receiving assurances Illinois authorities have located a suitable residence for her.

The court's order, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel, found that the State of Illinois "wishes to retain jurisdiction of (Cameron) and has obtained a suitable placement that will provide appropriate services upon her return to Illinois."  Cameron's mother, 45 year-old Eva Cameron, has admitted leaving her daughter in a Caryville, TN, bar last month claiming she couldn't get State help in Illinois to care for her daughter.

Illinois authorities have brought no charges against Eva Cameron, however, WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN, reported Wednesday that next month the District Attorney's office in Tennessee will ask a grand jury to consider charging Eva Cameron with "willful exploitation of an impaired adult".  That's a felony offense in the state.

There's no information yet about what agency in Illinois will assume responsibility for Lynn Cameron nor where she will be cared for.

In the pic:  Abandoned developmentally disabled Algonquin resident, Lynn Cameron leaving the Campbell County, TN,  Courthouse Wednesday after a judge ordered her return to Illinois.