Expected Guilty Plea for Man in ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Case Postponed Due to Hospitalization

Ruby slippers once worn by Judy Garland in the "The Wizard of Oz," are displayed at a news conference, at the FBI office in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on Sept. 4, 2018. Jeff Baenen/AP Photo

MINNEAPOLIS—A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” was postponed indefinitely Wednesday after his attorney told the court that the man is hospitalized.

U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz granted the continuance at the request of the attorney for Jerry Hal Saliterman, 77, of Crystal, who was planning to change his plea to guilty at a hearing that was scheduled for this coming Friday.