Doctors: Johnson incompetent to stand trial in missing Baby Gabriel case
Two doctors appointed by Maricopa County Superior Court have stated in a report that Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of a missing Baby Gabriel, is not be competent to stand trial, according to Johnson's attorney.
Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Steven Holding is expected to make a ruling on the report Thursday that could excuse Johnson from participating in further court proceedings involving the disappearance of her son, who has been missing since December. Originally, Johnson said she killed the baby, according to police and court documents; later, she said she gave Gabriel to a couple in San Antonio.
Attorney Nicholas Alcock, who is representing Johnson in the criminal portion of the case in which Johnson is charged with kidnapping, child abuse, custodial interference and conspiracy to commit custodial interference, told the Tribune he received the results from Johnson's psychological evaluation on Wednesday and is reviewing the report.
"Both (court-appointed) doctors believe she is not competent to stand trial," Alcock said. "They have determined that Elizabeth cannot control her thought process and that she is not able to think in a linear fashion, meaning that she is not able to think logically or make decisions."
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Note: the courthouse Twitter reports that the judge found Elizabeth incompetent but restorable.