(KNZA)--A Topeka man is charged in a Nemaha County financial elder abuse case.

50-year-old William McDaniel was arrested in late June on a Nemaha County warrant charging him with felony counts of mistreatment of an elder person and theft by deception.

The charges were filed following an investigation by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office

According to court documents, the offenses are alleged to have occurred between June 27, 2018 and March 1st of this year.

McDaniel is accused of taking the personal property and/or financial resources of an elder person, with the value being at $250,000 but less than one million dollars.

A preliminary hearing in the case is set for Tuesday, but McDaniel's attorney has filed a motion seeking a continuance.

McDaniel remains in the Nemaha County Jail, held on a $100,000 bond.