Lawyers: Alleged lead Philadelphia kidnapper Linda Weston doesn't understand seriousness of charges

[The Northerner]

(CBS/KYW/AP) PHILADELPHIA - Linda Ann Weston, the suspected ringleader of an alleged Social Security fraud scheme in which police say mentally disabled people were held captive in a basement, may not completely understand the seriousness of the charges against her, her lawyers said on Monday.

He also says he has concerns about her mental health, reports CBS affiliate KYW.

Weston, 51, along with her boyfriend, Gregory Thomas, 47, and Eddie "the Rev. Ed" Wright, 50, are charged with kidnapping, assault, false imprisonment and other counts. At a brief initial court appearance on Monday, Municipal Judge Felice Rowley scheduled a preliminary hearing on Dec. 19.

A fourth person, Weston's daughter, Jean McIntosh, 32, is also charged and has a hearing scheduled for Wednesday. None of the suspects have entered pleas.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20125222-504083/lawyers-alleged-lead-phila-kidnapper-linda-weston-doesnt-understand-seriousness-of-charges/

[kestrel91316]

1. I'm calling bullshit. It takes a functioning brain to pull off a scheme like that for so long.

[MADem]

2. +1 nt.

[emilyg]

3. +10