A 28-year-old former caretaker at a Mequon memory care facility has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after prosecutors say she pushed a 76-year-old resident to the ground, breaking her hip and setting off a medical decline that killed the woman roughly ten weeks later. An Ozaukee County judge handed down the sentence to Abrianna Clark, who was convicted of second-degree reckless homicide and felony physical abuse of an elder person, along with 10 years of extended supervision to follow.
The victim has been identified in local reporting as Rebecca “Becky” Siefert, a Mequon resident who died on January 27, 2025, at a senior living facility in Cedarburg, according to court filings cited by CBS 58. The fatal encounter took place on November 7, 2024, in the specialized memory care unit at StoryPoint Senior Living on West Mequon Road, according to the criminal complaint reported by FOX6 News Milwaukee. Per court filings, Siefert was taken to the hospital that day after a reported fall, and Clark worked at the facility as a caretaker.
A Fractured Hip, Then a Fatal Decline
Siefert suffered a broken left femur, per court filings, and underwent emergency surgery at St. Mary's Hospital to insert a metal rod, according to the same CBS 58 report. Over the following ten weeks, she lost 50 pounds and never walked again before her death. The Ozaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, which conducted an autopsy, identified her cause of death as a complication of the left hip fracture tied to the November 2024 injury, per court filings.
Clark told police she found the victim lying on the bathroom floor, according to the criminal complaint, and she has maintained that she did not push her. She also told investigators, per the complaint, that the victim had called her names, hit her with a ruler, and broken her glasses. A staff member, however, told investigators that Clark said approximately five times, “I pushed her,” per court filings, and another staff member reported seeing the victim crying.
Protocol Breach and Witness Fear
Instead of calling emergency medical personnel, Clark and a coworker carried the injured resident into the common area and placed her in a chair, according to the criminal complaint — a move that court records described as a violation of the facility's internal emergency protocols, as reported by CBS 58. A StoryPoint Senior Living director learned that Clark had pushed the victim to the ground and investigated the circumstances surrounding the fall, per the complaint.
Witnesses also told investigators that Clark grew hostile after the incident. According to a criminal complaint cited by FOX6 News Milwaukee, Clark allegedly warned coworkers, “If anybody snitch on me, I'm going to get on that,” and witnesses said the victim appeared visibly fearful of her.
Verdict and Sentence Under Wisconsin Law
An Ozaukee County jury convicted Clark on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, following a trial in Port Washington, according to CBS 58. Second-degree reckless homicide is a Class D felony in Wisconsin, carrying a maximum of 25 years combined confinement and extended supervision under state statute, as detailed by Stangl Law. Separately, Wisconsin law under Wis. Stat. § 939.623 allows enhanced penalties for crimes committed against victims 60 or older, regardless of whether the offender knew the victim's exact age, according to the Wisconsin Legislature.
Because Wisconsin's Truth in Sentencing law eliminates parole for violent felonies, Clark will be required to serve the entirety of her 10-year initial confinement, according to the Lee Law Firm. A restitution hearing in the case is scheduled for September 8, 2026, according to court records cited by FOX6 News Milwaukee, whose reporting — drawn from Wisconsin circuit court access and the associated criminal complaint — forms the basis for much of the case's documented timeline.
A Pattern of Scrutiny at the Same Facility
This is not the only elder-care controversy tied to StoryPoint Senior Living in Mequon. In an unrelated case from June 2025, the facility reported suspected elder financial abuse to Adult Protective Services, according to the News Graphic, resulting in felony charges against a resident's son accused of stealing more than $500,000 from his mother. Hoodline has previously reported on a separate civil lawsuit involving a former executive at another StoryPoint Senior Living facility, in a $5.5 million elder exploitation suit in Collierville, Tennessee.
