A 48-year-old Gloucester man was found not guilty Tuesday of a felony charge of abusing and neglecting his elderly, incapacitated aunt. Erick Wilson pleaded not guilty to the charge, which was dismissed by retired Judge Joseph E. Spruill after day-long proceedings in Gloucester Circuit Court.

Gloucester Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert D. Hicks said Wilson removed his aunt, Regina Wynn, from a Glen Allen nursing home in September 2009 and brought her to his Gloucester home. In November, Wynn, who had dementia, had a feeding tube inserted after a bout with aspiration pneumonia that left her unable to swallow food or thick liquid.

After recuperating in a Gloucester facility, Wynn was released to Wilson’s care in mid-December 2009 after Wilson attended training in her care and feeding her through the tube. Medical records indicated she weighed 122 pounds at the time and a nurse practitioner at the facility said she had no pressure ulcers, or bed sores, when she was dischar...