The Washington County woman accused of keeping her 53-year-old sister in a cage has pleaded guilty to the crime.
52-year-old Leona Biser of Vestaburg, Washington County admitted to keeping her sister in a wooden cage so she could steal her social security payment.
Police found Biser's sister inside the cage with a dirty mattress at her home in Vestaburg and was provided little, to no medical care in January 2020.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced at the time of her arrest Biser was charged with neglect of a care dependent person, abuse of a care dependent person, recklessly endangering another person, unlawful restraint, and false imprisonment.
"This defendant professed to be caring for her sister when, in fact, the home was in deplorable condition, had no running water, and the victim was not getting her prescribed medicines," AG Shapiro said. "We fight to protect those who cannot protect themselves. And our agents have made sure the victim has received needed care and will no longer have to suffer daily living in a cage."
Lancaster was transported to Monongahela Valley Hospital after being found, where she was treated for a urinary tract infection and Rhabdomyolysis, a breakdown of muscle that can come from infection.
