Owner of West Virginia drug treatment clinic arrested

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The owner of a West Virginia drug treatment center has been arrested after allegedly issuing a bad check to an employee.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that New Beginnings Drug Treatment Center owner William Mucklow was charged with failing to compensate employee Lisa Hanger for two pay periods after her paycheck bounced. Hanger was among 20 staffers unexpectedly laid off in May, all of whom say they never received compensation for their last pay period.

Mucklow declined to comment after Friday’s arrest. He has previously said he owns former employees $30,000 and planned to pay them by July 1.

Mucklow in 2006 pleaded guilty to two counts of battery after caretakers said he fondled them while posing as having mental disabilities and needing his diapers changed.

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Information from: The Charleston Gazette-Mail, https://wvgazettemail.com.