(Oregon City, OR) -- An Ohio man has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing an elderly Oregon woman's life savings. Prosecutors say 49-year-old Jimi Terell Ward convinced the woman to invest in a fake house-flipping deal, ultimately taking more than 160-thousand dollars. Ward pleaded guilty in 2023 but fled to Ohio before sentencing and was later extradited back to Oregon. The victim, now 78, told the court the theft wiped out her retirement savings. A restitution hearing is scheduled for December 15.